Metacommunity organisation, spatial extent and dispersal in aquatic systems: patterns, processes and prospects

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• Publication year

  2015

• Venue

  Freshwater Biology

• Publication date

  2015-05-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1111/FWB.12533
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