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Estuary Echoes: Unraveling Research Trends with Bibliometric Analysis in Sri Lanka

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|Jun 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jlecol-2026-0032 | Journal eISSN: 1805-4196 | Journal ISSN: 1803-2427
Language: English
Submitted on: Sep 3, 2025
Accepted on: Apr 16, 2026
Published on: Jun 19, 2026
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