Is Antarctic benthic biomass really higher than elsewhere?

Antarctic Science

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 266-267

  Brey, Thomas ^a   Gerdes, Dieter ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

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EID: 0030765959     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0954102097000357     Document Type: Article

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