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Investigations on the plankton community of Bals-fjorden, Northern Norway

The phytoplankton 1976–1978. Abundance, species composition, and succession

H. Chr. Eilertsen Aquatic Biology Group, Institute of Biology and Geology, University of Tromsö, Box 790, Tromsä, Norway
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B. Schei Tromsö Museum, University of Tromsä, Tromsö, Norway
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J. P. Taasen Aquatic Biology Group, Institute of Biology and Geology, University of Tromsö, Box 790, Tromsä, Norway
Pages 129-141 | Received 11 Apr 1981, Published online: 21 Dec 2011

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