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Response of picophytoplankton to a warm eddy in the northern South China Sea Cover

Response of picophytoplankton to a warm eddy in the northern South China Sea

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ohs-2016-0014 | Journal eISSN: 1897-3191 | Journal ISSN: 1730-413X
Language: English
Page range: 145 - 158
Submitted on: Jul 6, 2015
Accepted on: Oct 28, 2015
Published on: Jun 22, 2016
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