Macroalgal-Dominated Ecosystems

Nitrogen in the Marine Environment

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 917-947

  Fong, Peggy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-372522-6.00020-7     Document Type: Chapter

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