The Ecological Significance of Extracellular Products of Phytoplankton Photosynthesis

Botanica Marina

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1983, Pages 3-14

  Fogg, G E ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84922758236     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: 14374323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/botm.1983.26.1.3     Document Type: Article

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