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Terrace springs: habitat haven for macrobenthic fauna in the lower plain of the River Ticino (Lombardy, Northern Italy)

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Sconfietti, Renato, Pesci, India, Paganelli, Daniele (2018): Terrace springs: habitat haven for macrobenthic fauna in the lower plain of the River Ticino (Lombardy, Northern Italy). Natural History Sciences 5 (2): 19-26, DOI: 10.4081/nhs.2018.376, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/nhs.2018.376

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