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Distribution of diurnal acid metabolism in submerged aquatic plants outside the genus Isoetes

Jon E. Keeley·B. A. Morton
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Jon E. Keeley, B. A. Morton. 1982. Distribution of diurnal acid metabolism in submerged aquatic plants outside the genus Isoetes. https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/1007547

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