Pam fluorescence: A beginners guide for benthic diatomists

Diatom Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-22

  Consalvey, Mireille ^a   Perkins, Rupert G ^a   Paterson, David M ^a   Underwood, Graham J C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIATOM; FLUOROMETRY; PHYTOBENTHOS;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 18644369379     PISSN: 0269249X     EISSN: 21598347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0269249X.2005.9705619     Document Type: Article

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