Distribution of coloured snow and associated algal genera in New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Botany

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 113-117

  Thomas, W H ^a   Broady, P A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Chlamydomonas; Coloured snow; Distribution; New Zealand; Snow algae

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLOROPHYTA; CRYOCYSTIS; RAPHIDONEMA; SCOTIELLA;

EID: 0030969979     PISSN: 0028825X     EISSN: 11758643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.1997.10410673     Document Type: Article

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