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A Discussion of Natural and Abnormal Diatom Communities

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Algae and Man

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Diatoms, which are unicellular plants with cell walls of silicon, have long been of interest to biologists. They belong to the Chrysophyta, which have as one of their characteristics the storage of oil rather than carbohydrate as a reserve food.

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    Daniel F. Jackson

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Patrick, R. (1964). A Discussion of Natural and Abnormal Diatom Communities. In: Jackson, D.F. (eds) Algae and Man. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1719-7_9

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