Cyanobacteria in freshwater benthic environments

Ecology of Cyanobacteria II: Their Diversity in Space and Time

Volumn 9789400738553, Issue , 2012, Pages 271-289

  Scott, J Thad ^a   Marcarelli, Amy M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-3855-3_9     Document Type: Chapter

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