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Phosphorus recycling in sediments of the central Baltic Sea
L. Viktorsson
University of Gothenburg, Department of Earth Sciences, Sweden
N. Ekeroth
Stockholm University, Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, Sweden
M. Nilsson
University of Gothenburg, Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, Marine Chemistry, Sweden
M. Kononets
University of Gothenburg, Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, Marine Chemistry, Sweden
P. O. J. Hall
University of Gothenburg, Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, Marine Chemistry, Sweden
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