Rivulariaceae

Ecology of Cyanobacteria II: Their Diversity in Space and Time

Volumn 9789400738553, Issue , 2012, Pages 561-591

  Whitton, Brian A ^a   Mateo, Pilar ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-3855-3_22     Document Type: Chapter

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