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Irina Ontel, Sorin Cheval, Anisoara Irimescu, George Boldeanu, Vlad-Alexandru Amihaesei, Denis Mihailescu, Argentina Nertan, Claudiu-Valeriu Angearu, Vasile Craciunescu
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Joy Rajbanshi, Sharmistha Das
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Ali Mihi, Rabeh Ghazela, Daoud Wissal
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Orhan Dengiz, Inci Demirag Turan
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Filippo Gambella, Leonardo Bianchini, Massimo Cecchini, Gianluca Egidi, Agostino Ferrara, Luca Salvati, Andrea Colantoni, Donato Morea
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Angelo Nole, Angelo Rita, Maria Floriana Spatola, Marco Borghetti
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Enrico Tonelli, Alessandro Vitali, Francesco Malandra, J. Julio Camarero, Michele Colangelo, Angelo Nole, Francesco Ripullone, Marco Carrer, Carlo Urbinati
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ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2024)