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The Role of Benthic Invertebrate Species in Freshwater Ecosystems

Alan P. Covich, Margaret A. Palmer, Todd A. Crowl

BioScience · 1999 · 876 citations · 60 references

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Abstract

Small invertebrates are functionally important in many terres-

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