Halogenating activities detected in Antarctic macroalgae

Polar Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 281-284

  Laturnus, Frank ^a   Adams, Freddy C ^a   Goméz, Iván ^b   Mehrtens, Gabriele ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

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EID: 0031043078     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003000050133     Document Type: Article

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