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Use of Chironomidae (Diptera) Surface-Floating Pupal Exuviae as a Rapid Bioassessment Protocol for Water Bodies
Published on: July 24, 2015
ON THE OCCURRENCE OF CLADOCERAN REMAINS IN LAKE SEDIMENTS
1INDIANA UNIVERSITY.
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