Does eurasian watermilfoil, myriophyllum spicatum, contribute to the diet of animals in a turbid reservoir?

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 545-551

  Toetz, Dale ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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MYRIOPHYLLUM SPICATUM;

EID: 0031449548     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.1997.9663569     Document Type: Article

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