Metabolism recovery of a stromatolitic biofilm after drought in a Mediterranean stream

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 261-271

  Romaní, Anna M ^b   Sabater, Sergi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030929965     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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