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The paper presents data on the findings of Brazilian elodea Egeria densa, an alien species, in two cooling ponds of the Verkhnii Tagil Power Plant (Middle Urals). The most probable reason for the appearance of E. densa in the cooling ponds is invasion from aquarium culture.
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Original Russian Text © A.S. Fominykh, V.F. Mukhutdinov, L.M. Kipriyanova, 2016, published in Rossiiskii Zhurnal Biologicheskikh Invazii, 2016, No. 1, pp. 131–138.
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Fominykh, A.S., Mukhutdinov, V.F. & Kipriyanova, L.M. Findings of Brazilian elodea in cooling ponds of the Verkhnii Tagil Power Plant (Middle Urals). Russ J Biol Invasions 7, 189–194 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2075111716020041
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