Diatoms as markers of atmospheric transport

The Diatoms: Applications for the Environmental and Earth Sciences, Second Edition

Volumn 9780521509961, Issue , 2010, Pages 552-559

  Harper, Margaret A ^a   McKay, Robert M ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511763175.032     Document Type: Chapter

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