Microbial diversity and ecosystem function

Oikos

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 209-213

  Finlay, Bland J ^a   Maberly, Stephen C ^a   Cooper, J Ian ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FRESHWATER POND; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY;

EID: 0030863798     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546587     Document Type: Article

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