Skeletal trade-offs in coralline algae in response to ocean acidification

Nature Climate Change

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 719-723

  McCoy, S J ^a,c   Ragazzola, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84905408972     PISSN: 1758678X     EISSN: 17586798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nclimate2273     Document Type: Article

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