Microbial ecology of Lake Kivu

Lake Kivu: Limnology and Biogeochemistry of a Tropical Great Lake

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 85-105

  Llirós, Marc ^a   Descy, Jean Pierre ^b   Libert, Xavier ^b   Morana, Cédric ^c   Schmitz, Mélodie ^b   Wimba, Louisette ^d   Nzavuga Izere, Angélique ^e   García Armisen, Tamara ^f   Borrego, Carles ^g   Servais, Pierre ^f   Darchambeau, François ^h  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d Institut Supérieur Pédagogique   (Democratic Republic Congo)

^e UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA   (Rwanda)

^f UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^g UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^h UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-4243-7_6     Document Type: Chapter

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