Nitrogen sources for new production in the NE Indian Ocean

Advances in Geosciences: Volume 24: Ocean Sciences (OS)

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 55-68

  Gandhi, Naveen ^a   Singh, Arvind ^a   Ramesh, R ^a   Sheshshayee, M S ^b  

^a PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (India)

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EID: 84973412501     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1142/9789814355353_0004     Document Type: Chapter

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