Spatial and temporal variation of benthic macroinvertebrates in the Nam Gnom Basin receiving discharged waters from the Nam Theun 2 Reservoir (Lao PDR)

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Issue		Hydroécol. Appl. Volume 19, 2016


Page(s)		217 - 243
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/hydro/2015008
Published online		02 October 2015

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