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Effects of UV-B radiation on growth rates, pigment content and ultrastructure of red (wild type), greenish-brown and green strains of Gracilaria birdiae (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta)

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Pages 197-212 | Received 29 Apr 2013, Accepted 06 Dec 2013, Published online: 19 May 2014

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