Top predators rely on carbon derived from giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera

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• Publication year

  2015

• Venue

  Marine Ecology Progress Series

• Publication date

  2015-10-14

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.3354/MEPS11467
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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