Assessing streams in Germany with benthic invertebrates: development of a practical standardised protocol for macroinvertebrate sampling and sorting

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• Publication year

  2004

• Venue

  Limnologica

• Publication date

  2004-12-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/S0075-9511(04)80005-7
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