Mesocosm experiment on the impact of invertebrate predation on zooplankton of a tropical lake
β Scribed by Maria Stela Maioli Castilho-Noll; Marlene Sofia Arcifa
- Book ID
- 106336813
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 509 KB
- Volume
- 41
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1386-2588
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