Ecosystem size determines food-chain length in lakes

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• Publication year

  2000

• Venue

  Nature

• Publication date

  2000-06-29

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1038/35016565PMID 10890443
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