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Macroalgal Population Explosion And Water Purification - Survey, Assessment And Prognosis

Roger H. Charlier Free University of Brussels, Belgium, avenue du Congo (box 23, Brussels, B-1050, Belgium
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Philippe Morand UMR-6553 Biological Station, CNRS University of Rennes, Paimpont, F-35380, France
Pages 421-433 | Published online: 17 Sep 2010

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