Broad-Scale Comparison of Photosynthesis in Terrestrial and Aquatic Plant Communities

Kaj Sand-Jensen; D. Krause-Jensen

Broad-Scale Comparison of Photosynthesis in Terrestrial and Aquatic Plant Communities

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Udgivelsesdato: Oct., 1997

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Oikos
Vol/bind	80
Udgave nummer	1
Sider (fra-til)	203-208
ISSN	0030-1299
Status	Udgivet - 1997

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Broad-Scale Comparison of Photosynthesis in Terrestrial and Aquatic Plant Communities

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