A new method for the quantitative separation of diatom frustules from lake sediments

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-34

  Rings, Andreas ^a   Lücke, Andreas ^a   Schleser, Gerhard H ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

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EID: 15944424844     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15415856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lom.2004.2.25     Document Type: Article

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