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The microbial plankton of freshwater lakes in the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica.

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The microbial plankton of freshwater lakes in the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica. / Laybourn-Parry, J. E. M.; Marchant, H. J.
In: Polar Biology, Vol. 12, No. 3-4, 09.1992, p. 405-410.

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Laybourn-Parry, JEM & Marchant, HJ 1992, 'The microbial plankton of freshwater lakes in the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica.', Polar Biology, vol. 12, no. 3-4, pp. 405-410. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00243111

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Laybourn-Parry, J. E. M., & Marchant, H. J. (1992). The microbial plankton of freshwater lakes in the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica. Polar Biology, 12(3-4), 405-410. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00243111

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Laybourn-Parry JEM, Marchant HJ. The microbial plankton of freshwater lakes in the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica. Polar Biology. 1992 Sept;12(3-4):405-410. doi: 10.1007/BF00243111

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Laybourn-Parry, J. E. M. ; Marchant, H. J. / The microbial plankton of freshwater lakes in the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica. In: Polar Biology. 1992 ; Vol. 12, No. 3-4. pp. 405-410.

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