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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-5571-2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-5571-2013
Research article
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20 Aug 2013
Research article |  | 20 Aug 2013

Microphytobenthos and benthic macroalgae determine sediment organic matter composition in shallow photic sediments

A. K. Hardison, E. A. Canuel, I. C. Anderson, C. R. Tobias, B. Veuger, and M. N. Waters

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