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Codd, G.A., Lindsay, J., Young, F.M., Morrison, L.F., Metcalf, J.S. (2005). Harmful Cyanobacteria. In: Huisman, J., Matthijs, H.C., Visser, P.M. (eds) Harmful Cyanobacteria. Aquatic Ecology Series, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3022-3_1

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