Degradation of copepod fecal pellets: key role of protozooplankton

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• Publication year

  2008

• Venue

  Marine Ecology Progress Series

• Publication date

  2008-09-11

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.3354/MEPS07611
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar

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