Co-designing a multidisciplinary deep-ocean observing programme at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge in the Azores region: a blueprint for synergy in deep ocean research and conservation
- Award ID(s):
- 1728913
- Publication Date:
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10378421
- Journal Name:
- ICES Journal of Marine Science
- Volume:
- 80
- Issue:
- 2
- Page Range or eLocation-ID:
- p. 352-354
- ISSN:
- 1054-3139
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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