Cyanobacteria in the cryosphere: Snow, ice and extreme cold

Ecology of Cyanobacteria II: Their Diversity in Space and Time

Volumn 9789400738553, Issue , 2012, Pages 387-399

  Quesada, Antonio ^a   Vincent, Warwick F ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-3855-3_14     Document Type: Chapter

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