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Fish community assemblages in relation to environmental variables in the Lefini River, middle Congo River basin (Republic of Congo)

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Zamba, Armel Ibala, Vreven, Emmanuel, Mamonekene, Victor, Snoeks, Jos (2019): Fish community assemblages in relation to environmental variables in the Lefini River, middle Congo River basin (Republic of Congo). Cybium 43 (1): 83-95, DOI: 10.26028/cybium/2019-431-008, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.26028/cybium/2019-431-008

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