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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-5793-2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-5793-2013
Research article
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04 Sep 2013
Research article |  | 04 Sep 2013

Biology and air–sea gas exchange controls on the distribution of carbon isotope ratios (δ13C) in the ocean

A. Schmittner, N. Gruber, A. C. Mix, R. M. Key, A. Tagliabue, and T. K. Westberry

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