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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-7723-2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-7723-2013
Research article
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28 Nov 2013
Research article |  | 28 Nov 2013

A novel estimate of ocean oxygen utilisation points to a reduced rate of respiration in the ocean interior

O. Duteil, W. Koeve, A. Oschlies, D. Bianchi, E. Galbraith, I. Kriest, and R. Matear

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