Comparative techniques to quantify cyanobacteria dominated epilithic biofilms on tropical rocky shores

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 154, Issue , 1997, Pages 281-291

  Nagarkar, Sanjay ^a   Williams, Gray A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Cyanobacteria; Epilithic; Hong Kong; Tropical rocky shore

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM; BIOFILMS; COMPARATIVE TECHNIQUE; CYANOBACTERIA; ROCKY SHORES; SAMPLING;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 0030854937     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps154281     Document Type: Article

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