The longitudinal pattern of crustacean (Peracarida, Malacostraca) assemblages in a large south European river: bank reinforcement structures as stepping stones of invasion

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Issue		Ann. Limnol. - Int. J. Lim. Volume 54, 2018


Article Number		15
Number of page(s)		12
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/limn/2018008
Published online		17 April 2018

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