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Original Articles

DIATOM BIODIVERSITY OF SPRINGS IN THE BERCHTESGADEN NATIONAL PARK (NORTH-EASTERN ALPS, GERMANY), WITH THE ECOLOGICAL AND MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF TWO SPECIES NEW TO SCIENCE

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Pages 251-280 | Received 01 Sep 2009, Accepted 01 Apr 2010, Published online: 31 Oct 2011

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