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Nitrogen metabolism in Gracilaria secundata Harv.

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Lignell, Å., Pedersén, M. Nitrogen metabolism in Gracilaria secundata Harv.. Hydrobiologia 151, 431–441 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00046164

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