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A Deininger1, C L Faithfull1, K Lange2

  • 1Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Umeå University, 90187, Umeå, Sweden.

Marine Environmental Research
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Keywords:
Climate changeCommunity compositionDiatomsMediterraneanMesocosmPhytoplanktonSoilStoichiometryThau lagoon

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