Allelopathic effects of Egeria densa on the growth and morphology of Chlorella vulgaris

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Issue		Int. J. Lim. Volume 59, 2023


Article Number		4
Number of page(s)		10
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/limn/2023004
Published online		26 April 2023

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