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Original Articles

Effects of Mediterranean summer conditions on chlorophyll a fluorescence emission in the epiphytic lichen Flavoparmelia soredians: a field study

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Pages 171-180 | Received 21 Mar 2011, Accepted 29 Dec 2011, Published online: 04 Oct 2012

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