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http://dx.doi.org/10.4490/ALGAE.2002.17.4.283

CHAETOMORPHA BALLS FOUL NEW HAMPSHIRE, USA BEACHES  

Arthur C.Mathieson (Department of Plant Biology and Jackson Estuarine Laboratory University of New Hampshire)
Clinton J.Dawes (Department of Biology, University of South Florida)
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ALGAE / v.17, no.4, 2002 , pp. 283-292 More about this Journal
Keywords
aegagropilous; algal blooms; Chaetomorpha picquotiana; green balls; Gulf of Maine; New Hampshire; USA; seaweeds;
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