A tribute to Lawrence Rogers Blinks (1900–1989): light and algae

Anitra Thorhaug1, Graeme P. Berlyn1
1School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University, Greeley Laboratories, Prospect St, New Haven, CT, 06511, USA

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