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Title: Hydrologic connectivity and land cover affect floodplain lake water quality, fish abundance, and fish diversity in floodplain lakes of the Wabash‐White River basin
Award ID(s):
1706612
NSF-PAR ID:
10384289
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
River Research and Applications
Volume:
38
Issue:
1
ISSN:
1535-1459
Page Range / eLocation ID:
160 to 172
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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