Accurately measuring the abundance of benthic microalgae in spatially variable habitats

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods

Volumn 5, Issue MAY, 2007, Pages 119-125

  Grinham, Alistair R ^a   Carruthers, Tim J B ^b   Fisher, Paul L ^a   Udy, James W ^a   Dennison, William C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Integration and Application Network   (United States)

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EID: 44649153767     PISSN: 15415856     EISSN: 15415856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lom.2007.5.119     Document Type: Article

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