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... population of the Soviet Union - suffered from filariasis . " The incidence of the disease is increased drastically by large - scale ir- rigation schemes because its mosquito vector tends to breed in water bodies rich in organic matter ...
... population of the Soviet Union - suffered from filariasis . " The incidence of the disease is increased drastically by large - scale ir- rigation schemes because its mosquito vector tends to breed in water bodies rich in organic matter ...
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... population of whatever fish species are favored by the new lacustrine conditions , although those fish that are ... populations of those microorganisms favored by the new conditions - will en- courage the expansion of fish populations ...
... population of whatever fish species are favored by the new lacustrine conditions , although those fish that are ... populations of those microorganisms favored by the new conditions - will en- courage the expansion of fish populations ...
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... population , is interrupted . Despite the construction of artificial channels for fish and other measures for transporting them , fish migration is disrupted : spawning and fattening conditions deteriorate . The total river population ...
... population , is interrupted . Despite the construction of artificial channels for fish and other measures for transporting them , fish migration is disrupted : spawning and fattening conditions deteriorate . The total river population ...
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BEFORE THE FLOOD | 17 |
AFTER THE FLOOD | 51 |
Management and MaintenancePerennial Problems | 163 |
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