- Award ID(s):
- 1757353
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10331413
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Annual Review of Marine Science
- Volume:
- 13
- Issue:
- 1
- ISSN:
- 1941-1405
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 23 to 55
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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