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Trace Metals and Harmful Algal Blooms

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Ecology of Harmful Algae

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Sunda, W.G. (2006). Trace Metals and Harmful Algal Blooms. 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_16

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