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1567:Palearctic
1475:Cold seeps
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1072:References
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1393:Riparian
1103:license.
1011:See also
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651:Ontario
551:in the
449:China,
438:Tunisia
430:Morocco
426:Algeria
324:Ukraine
316:Romania
248:Germany
240:Austria
161:Eurasia
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1372:Steppe
1262:Tundra
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405:Japan
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312:Poland
284:Russia
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1167:2012
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