A community of snow algae on a Himalayan glacier: Change of algal biomass and community structure with altitude

Arctic and Alpine Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 126-137

  Yoshimura, Yoshitaka ^a   Kohshima, Shiro ^a   Ohtani, Shuji ^b  

^a Tokyo Institute of Technology ^*  (Japan)

^b SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 0030980190     PISSN: 00040851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1551843     Document Type: Article

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