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Tolerance of resting cells of freshwater and terrestrial benthic diatoms to experimental desiccation and freezing is habitat-dependent

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Pages 246-255 | Received 12 Aug 2012, Accepted 16 Jan 2013, Published online: 13 May 2019

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