Diazotrophs: Overlooked Key Players within the Coral Symbiosis and Tropical Reef Ecosystems?
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Diazotrophs Benavides, Mar; Bednarz, Vanessa N.; Ferrier-Pagès, Christine Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2017.00010 Publication date: 2017 Document Version Publisher's PDF, also known as Version of record Citation for published version (APA): Benavides, M., Bednarz, V. N., & Ferrier-Pagès, C. (2017). Diazotrophs: overlooked key players within the coral symbiosis and tropical reef ecosystems? Frontiers in Marine Science, 4, [10]. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2017.00010
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