Total lipids

Methods to Study Litter Decomposition: A Practical Guide

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 91-95

  Gessner, Mark O ^a   Neumann, Paul T M ^b,c  

^a Limnological Research Center   (Switzerland)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c NONE   (Germany)

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EID: 84919617371     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-3466-0_13     Document Type: Chapter

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