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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-1131-2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-1131-2013
Research article
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20 Feb 2013
Research article |  | 20 Feb 2013

Microbial bioavailability regulates organic matter preservation in marine sediments

K. A. Koho, K. G. J. Nierop, L. Moodley, J. J. Middelburg, L. Pozzato, K. Soetaert, J. van der Plicht, and G-J. Reichart

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