Specific indicator invertebrates of urbanized habitats in tributary streams of the Luján River basin (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

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Issue		Ann. Limnol. - Int. J. Lim. Volume 57, 2021


Article Number		12
Number of page(s)		13
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/limn/2021010
Published online		18 June 2021

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