Semi-arid regions and deserts

Ecology of Cyanobacteria II: Their Diversity in Space and Time

Volumn 9789400738553, Issue , 2012, Pages 345-369

  Hu, Chunxiang ^a   Gao, Kunshan ^b   Whitton, Brian A ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (China)

^b XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84871435015     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-3855-3_12     Document Type: Chapter

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