Advancing the case for microbial conservation

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Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 520-526

  Cockell, Charles S ^a   Jones, Harriet L ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biosphere; Corals; Ex situ conservation; Microbial conservation; Microorganisms

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BIOMASS; BIOSPHERE; CORAL; HARBOR; METABOLITE; MICROORGANISM; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 74049118369     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605309990111     Document Type: Conference Paper

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