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Title: Pumped Up by the Cold: Elemental Quotas and Stoichiometry of Cold-Water Diatoms
Award ID(s):
1905393
PAR ID:
10251956
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Frontiers in Marine Science
Volume:
6
ISSN:
2296-7745
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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