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- 20
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- 10-11
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- 1257-1273
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Alan W. Decho
(2000).
Microbial biofilms in intertidal systems: an overview.
Continental Shelf Research
, 20
(10-11)
, 1257-1273.
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0278-4343(00)00022-4
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- 10.1016/s0278-4343(00)00022-4