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Water Quality and Phytoplankton Blooms in the Pearl River Estuary

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Li, Y., Huang, L., Chen, J., Zhou, M., Tan, Y. (2006). Water Quality and Phytoplankton Blooms in the Pearl River Estuary. In: Wolanski, E. (eds) The Environment in Asia Pacific Harbours. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3655-8_10

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