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Influence of a dam and tributaries on macrobenthos communities and ecological water quality in the Kebir–Rhumel wadi (Northeast Algeria) Cover

Influence of a dam and tributaries on macrobenthos communities and ecological water quality in the Kebir–Rhumel wadi (Northeast Algeria)

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|Apr 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.26881/oahs-2025.1.04 | Journal eISSN: 1897-3191 | Journal ISSN: 1730-413X
Language: English
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Submitted on: May 26, 2023
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Published on: Apr 15, 2025
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