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Lakes380 – Our lakes’ health: past, present, future

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Lakes380 is a national project to gain in-depth understanding of the current and historical health of lakes in Aotearoa New Zealand. The project was co-led by GNS Science and Cawthron Institute and funded by the New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (C05X1707; Our lakes, Or future (previously Lakes380.com)).

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