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Meiofauna In Deciduous Slope Forest Bryophytes: A Case Study

  • 1. Corresponding author: Jana Paidere. Institute of Life Sciences and Technology, Daugavpils University, Parādes Str. 1a, Daugavpils, LV-5401, Latvia. Email: jana.paidere@du.lv. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0036-5889

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Paidere, Jana, Kirjušina, Muza, Mežaka, Anna, Kecko, Sanita, Rubeniņa, Ilze, Mežaraupe, Ligita (2025): Meiofauna In Deciduous Slope Forest Bryophytes: A Case Study. Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis 25 (1): 67-77, DOI: 10.59893/abud.25(1).004, URL: https://du.lv/en/research/institutes/institute-of-life-sciences-and-technologies/issued-journal/acta-biologica-universitatis-daugavpiliensis/acta-biologica-universitatis-daugavpiliensis-archives/acta-biologica-universitatis-daugavpiliensis-volume-25-no-1-2025/meiofauna-in-deciduous-slope-forest-bryophytes-a-case-study/

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