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Salinity-Driven Patterns in Benthic Macroinvertebrate Communities: An Environmental Management Perspective for a Coastal Lagoon Cover

Salinity-Driven Patterns in Benthic Macroinvertebrate Communities: An Environmental Management Perspective for a Coastal Lagoon

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|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/trser-2025-0019 | Journal eISSN: 2344-3219 | Journal ISSN: 1841-7051
Language: English
Page range: 51 - 64
Published on: Dec 31, 2025
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