Introduction to "Understanding the Ocean's biological pump: Results from VERTIGO"

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 55, Issue 14-15, 2008, Pages 1519-1521

  Buesseler, Ken O ^a   Lampitt, Richard S ^b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 48949092915     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2008.04.009     Document Type: Editorial

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