Exploring the secrets of the three-dimensional architecture of phototrophic biofilms in caves

International Journal of Speleology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-53

  Roldán, Mònica ^a   Hernández Mariné, Mariona ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Caves; Chlorophyta; Cyanobacteria; Spain

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM; CAVE; CYANOBACTERIUM; MICROORGANISM; PHOTOAUTOTROPHY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPELEOTHEM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 63249095264     PISSN: 03926672     EISSN: 1827806X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5038/1827-806X.38.1.5     Document Type: Article

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