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Marsh, G.A., Fairbridge, R.W. (1999). Lentic and lotic ecosystems. In: Environmental Geology. Encyclopedia of Earth Science. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4494-1_204

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