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The impact of introduced brown and rainbow trout on native fish: the case of Australasia

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Crowl, T.A., Townsend, C.R. & Mcintosh, A.R. The impact of introduced brown and rainbow trout on native fish: the case of Australasia. Rev Fish Biol Fisheries 2, 217–241 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00045038

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