Carbon flux through bacteria in a eutrophic tropical environment: Port klang waters

The Environment in Asia Pacific Harbours

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 329-345

  Lee, Choon Weng ^a   Bong, Chui Wei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

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EID: 38649098124     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-3655-8_20     Document Type: Chapter

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