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Research Article

Population response of pelagic fishes (ciscoes, Coregonus spp.) to rapidly accelerated eutrophication of an originally oligotrophic deep lake

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Received 13 Nov 2023, Accepted 10 Mar 2024, Accepted author version posted online: 15 Mar 2024
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