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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-7509-2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-7509-2013
Research article
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21 Nov 2013
Research article |  | 21 Nov 2013

Vertical activity distribution of dissimilatory nitrate reduction in coastal marine sediments

A. Behrendt, D. de Beer, and P. Stief

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