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The Structure of Algal Population in the Presence of Toxicants

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Algal bioassays are routinely employed as part of a battery of toxicity tests to assess the environmental impacts of contaminants on aquatic ecosystems. This estimation is an essential component of the ecological risk assessment.

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Ipatova, V., Prokhotskaya, V., Dmitrieva, A. (2011). The Structure of Algal Population in the Presence of Toxicants. In: Minai, A.A., Braha, D., Bar-Yam, Y. (eds) Unifying Themes in Complex Systems. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-17635-7_22

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