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DIATOM EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES: FUNCTION, FINE STRUCTURE, CHEMISTRY, AND PHYSIOLOGY

1993; Wiley; Volume: 29; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.0022-3646.1993.00537.x

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Kyle D. Hoagland, James R. Rosowski, Michael R. Gretz, Stephen C. Roemer,

Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies

Journal of PhycologyVolume 29, Issue 5 p. 537-566 DIATOM EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES: FUNCTION, FINE STRUCTURE, CHEMISTRY, AND PHYSIOLOGY Kyle D. Hoagland, Corresponding Author Kyle D. Hoagland Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Wildlife, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0814Address for reprint requests. Charges for extra pages are provided by the authors.Search for more papers by this authorJames R. Rosowski, James R. Rosowski School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0118Search for more papers by this authorMichael R. Gretz, Michael R. Gretz Department of Biological Sciences, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan 49931Search for more papers by this authorStephen C. Roemer, Stephen C. Roemer LI-COR. Inc., Box 4425, Lincoln, Nebraska 68504Search for more papers by this author Kyle D. Hoagland, Corresponding Author Kyle D. Hoagland Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Wildlife, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0814Address for reprint requests. Charges for extra pages are provided by the authors.Search for more papers by this authorJames R. Rosowski, James R. Rosowski School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0118Search for more papers by this authorMichael R. Gretz, Michael R. Gretz Department of Biological Sciences, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan 49931Search for more papers by this authorStephen C. Roemer, Stephen C. Roemer LI-COR. Inc., Box 4425, Lincoln, Nebraska 68504Search for more papers by this author First published: October 1993 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0022-3646.1993.00537.xCitations: 471 We thank Dr. Greta Frysell for her assistance with marine diatom growth habitat determinations and Dr. Edward Theriot for his identification of Stephanodiscus minutus. 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