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Title: The Carbon:234Thorium ratios of sinking particles in the California current ecosystem 1: relationships with plankton ecosystem dynamics
Award ID(s):
1637632
NSF-PAR ID:
10093665
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Marine Chemistry
Volume:
212
Issue:
C
ISSN:
0304-4203
Page Range / eLocation ID:
1 to 15
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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