Effects of acidification in multiple stable isotope analyses

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 12-15

  Jaschinski, Sybill ^a   Hansen, Thomas ^a   Sommer, Ulrich ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

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EID: 44249088489     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15415856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lom.2008.6.12     Document Type: Article

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