Transport of organic carbon to the oceans by rivers of North America: a synthesis of existing data
By: Patrick J. Mulholland and Julia A. Watts
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v34i2.10800 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554
Language: English
Page range: 176 - 186
Submitted on: Feb 3, 1981
Accepted on: Jul 8, 1981
Published on: Jan 1, 1982
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 1982 Patrick J. Mulholland, Julia A. Watts, published by Stockholm University Press
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