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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-2395-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-2395-2015
Research article
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24 Apr 2015
Research article |  | 24 Apr 2015

Phytoplankton dynamics in contrasting early stage North Atlantic spring blooms: composition, succession, and potential drivers

C. J. Daniels, A. J. Poulton, M. Esposito, M. L. Paulsen, R. Bellerby, M. St John, and A. P. Martin

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