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Title: Spatial and temporal patterns in native and invasive crayfishes during a 19‐year whole‐lake invasive crayfish removal experiment
Award ID(s):
2025982
PAR ID:
10316447
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Freshwater Biology
Volume:
66
Issue:
11
ISSN:
0046-5070
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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