Cyanobacteria in geothermal habitats

Ecology of Cyanobacteria II: Their Diversity in Space and Time

Volumn 9789400738553, Issue , 2012, Pages 39-63

  Ward, David M ^a   Castenholz, Richard W ^b   Miller, Scott R ^c  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-3855-3_3     Document Type: Chapter

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