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22. Limnology of a large, deep, North American terminal lake, Pyramid Lake, Nevada, U.S.A.

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Galat, D.L., Lider, E.L., Vigg, S. et al. 22. Limnology of a large, deep, North American terminal lake, Pyramid Lake, Nevada, U.S.A.. Hydrobiologia 81, 281–317 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00048722

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