Automated measurements of filamentous cyanobacteria by digital image analysis

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods

Volumn 5, Issue JUL, 2007, Pages 217-224

  Almesjö, Lisa ^a   Rolff, Carl ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APHANIZOMENON; CYANOBACTERIA; TRICHODESMIUM SP.;

EID: 44649127972     PISSN: 15415856     EISSN: 15415856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lom.2007.5.217     Document Type: Article

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