Observational, experimental, and theoretical constraints on carbon cycling in mid-ocean ridge hydrothermal systems

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 178, Issue , 2008, Pages 193-213

  McCollom, Thomas M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 84999760303     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/178GM10     Document Type: Conference Paper

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