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Some characteristics of epibiotic macroinvertebrates in Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) reared in a mariculture of Butrint Lagoon (Albanian coast of Ionian Sea) Cover

Some characteristics of epibiotic macroinvertebrates in Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) reared in a mariculture of Butrint Lagoon (Albanian coast of Ionian Sea)

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|Sep 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjir-2025-0013 | Journal eISSN: 2411-9725 | Journal ISSN: 2410-759X
Language: English
Page range: 28 - 42
Published on: Sep 8, 2025
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