Sedimentation and buoyancy of Aphanizomenon cf. flos-aquae (Nostocales, Cyanophyta) in a nutrient-replete and nutrient-depleted coastal area of the Baltic Sea

Phycologia

Volumn 35, Issue SUPPL., 1996, Pages 94-101

  Heiskanen, Anna Stiina ^a,c   Olli, Kalle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^c FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

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EID: 0004793178     PISSN: 00318884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2216/i0031-8884-35-6s-94.1     Document Type: Article

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