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LIGHT BREAK IN THE DARK PERIOD DEPRESSES THE GROWTH RATE OF A FRESHWATER PLANKTONIC DIATOM

C. E. Gibson Department of Agriculture (Northern Ireland), Aquatic Science Research Division, Greenmount Road, Muckamore, BT41 4PX, Northern Ireland
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A. G. Fitzsimons Department of Agriculture (Northern Ireland), Aquatic Science Research Division, Greenmount Road, Muckamore, BT41 4PX, Northern Ireland
Pages 15-20 | Published online: 31 Oct 2011

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