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  1. Julio A. Camargo

    Present address: Department of Biology, Colorado State University (CSU), 80523, Fort Collins, CO, USA

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Camargo, J.A. New diversity index for assessing structural alterations in aquatic communities. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 48, 428–434 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00195643

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