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12 Dec 2011
Research article |
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Bio-optical provinces in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and their biogeographical relevance
B. B. Taylor
Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Am Handelshafen 12, 27570 Bremerhaven, Germany
E. Torrecilla
Marine Technology Unit, Mediterranean Marine and Environmental Research Centre (UTM, CSIC), Pg. Marítim Barceloneta 37, Barcelona 08003, Spain
A. Bernhardt
Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Am Handelshafen 12, 27570 Bremerhaven, Germany
M. H. Taylor
Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Am Handelshafen 12, 27570 Bremerhaven, Germany
I. Peeken
Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Am Handelshafen 12, 27570 Bremerhaven, Germany
MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, Leobener Straße, 28359 Bremen, Germany
R. Röttgers
Institute for Coastal Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Center for Materials and Costal Research, Max-Planck-Str. 1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
J. Piera
Marine Technology Unit, Mediterranean Marine and Environmental Research Centre (UTM, CSIC), Pg. Marítim Barceloneta 37, Barcelona 08003, Spain
A. Bracher
Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Am Handelshafen 12, 27570 Bremerhaven, Germany
Institute of Environmental Physics, University of Bremen, Otto-Hahn-Allee 1, 28359 Bremen, Germany
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