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An investigation of the Coulter Counter in “Biomass” determinations of natural freshwater phytoplankton populations

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Evans, J.H., McGill, S.M. An investigation of the Coulter Counter in “Biomass” determinations of natural freshwater phytoplankton populations. Hydrobiologia 35, 401–419 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00184567

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