Invasive Predator, Bythotrephes, has Varied Effects on Ecosystem Function in Freshwater Lakes
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عنوان ژورنال: Ecosystems
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1432-9840,1435-0629
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-008-9137-0