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E C Keppeler1, M R Lopes, C S Lima

  • 1Mestrado em Ecologia e Manejo de Recursos Naturais/Laboratório de Limnologia, Universidade Federal do Acre-UFAC, Rodovia BR 364 Km 04, CEP 69915-900, Rio Branco, AC, Brasil. erlei@hotmail.com

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