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WHY SILICA OR BETTER YET WHY NOT SILICA? SPECULATIONS AS TO WHY THE DIATOMS UTILISE SILICA AS THEIR CELL WALL MATERIAL

Linda K. Medlin Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Am Handelshafen 12, D-27570, Bremerhaven, Germany
Pages 453-459 | Published online: 31 Oct 2011

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