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Nematode morphometry and biomass patterns in relation to community characteristics and environmental variables in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

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Quang, Ngo Xuan, Chau, Nguyen Ngoc, Vanreusel, Ann (2014): Nematode morphometry and biomass patterns in relation to community characteristics and environmental variables in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 62: 501-512, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5354321

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