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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-2347-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-2347-2023
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21 Jun 2023
Research article |  | 21 Jun 2023

Biogeochemical processes captured by carbon isotopes in redox-stratified water columns: a comparative study of four modern stratified lakes along an alkalinity gradient

Robin Havas, Christophe Thomazo, Miguel Iniesto, Didier Jézéquel, David Moreira, Rosaluz Tavera, Jeanne Caumartin, Elodie Muller, Purificación López-García, and Karim Benzerara

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