Measuring carbon isotope ratios of microphytobenthos using compound-specific stable isotope analysis of phytol

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 511-519

  Oakes, Joanne M ^a   Revill, Andrew T ^b   Connolly, Rod M ^a   Blackburn, Susan I ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

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EID: 33646551782     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15415856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lom.2005.3.511     Document Type: Article

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