Freshwater Biofilms

Biofouling

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 137-153

  Romaní, Anna M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

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FRESHWATER BIOFILMS;

EID: 78651482032     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444315462.ch10     Document Type: Chapter

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