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Ecological Aspects of Harmful Algal In Situ Population Growth Rates

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  1. Dept of Biology and Environmental Sciences, University of Kalmar, 39182, Kalmar, Sweden

    W. Stolte

  2. Departament de Biologia Marina i Oceanografia, Institut de Ciències del Mar, CMIMA, Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta, 37-49, 08003, Barcelona, Spain

    E. Garcés

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  1. Department of Marine Sciences, University of Kalmar, 391 82, Kalmar, Sweden

    Edna Granéli

  2. Biology Department and School for Marine Science and Technology, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 285 Old Westport Road, North Dartmouth, MA, 02747, USA

    Jefferson T. Turner

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Stolte, W., Garcés, E. (2006). Ecological Aspects of Harmful Algal In Situ Population Growth Rates. In: Granéli, E., Turner, J.T. (eds) Ecology of Harmful Algae. Ecological Studies, vol 189. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-32210-8_11

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