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Effects of UV radiation on five marine microphytobenthic Wadden sea diatoms, isolated from the Solthörn tidal flat (Lower Saxony, southern North Sea) – Part II: changes in carbohydrate, amino acid and fatty acid composition

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Pages 97-114 | Received 16 Jun 2012, Accepted 22 Oct 2013, Published online: 17 Mar 2014

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