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Microhabitat influence on diatom distributional pattern in diverse ecosystems
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1Energy and Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences [CES], Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560012, India.
2Department of Botany, Yuvaraja’s College (Autonomous), University of Mysore, Mysore – 57005
*Corresponding author: cestvr@ces.iisc.ernet.in

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Citation : Alakananda B, Mahesh M.K. and Ramachandra. T.V, 2012. Microhabitat influence on diatom distributional pattern in diverse ecosystems., Proceedings of the LAKE 2012: National Conference on Conservation and Management of Wetland Ecosystems, 06th - 09th November 2012, School of Environmental Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, pp. 1-7.
* Corresponding Author :
Dr. T.V. Ramachandra
Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, India.
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