The geochemistry of the Paraná River: An overview

The Middle Paraná River: Limnology of a Subtropical Wetland

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 143-174

  Depetris, Pedro J ^a   Pasquini, Andrea I ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-70624-3_6     Document Type: Chapter

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