Inhibiting diatom motility: A new tool for the study of the photophysiology of intertidal microphytobenthic biofilms

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 466-476

  Cartaxana, Paulo ^a,b   Serôdio, João ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

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EID: 55149125089     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15415856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lom.2008.6.466     Document Type: Article

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