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18 Apr 2013
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Seasonal, daily and diel N2 effluxes in permeable carbonate sediments
B. D. Eyre
Centre for Coastal Biogeochemistry, Southern Cross University, P.O. Box 157, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia
I. R. Santos
Centre for Coastal Biogeochemistry, Southern Cross University, P.O. Box 157, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia
D. T. Maher
Centre for Coastal Biogeochemistry, Southern Cross University, P.O. Box 157, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia
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