Upwelling Increases Net Primary Production of Corals and Reef-Wide Gross Primary Production Along the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica
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Citation: Stuhldreier I, Sánchez-Noguera C, Roth F, Cortés J, Rixen T and Wild C (2015) Upwelling Increases Net Primary Production of Corals and Reef-Wide Gross Primary Production Along the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica. Front. Mar. Sci. 2:113. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2015.00113 Upwelling Increases Net Primary Production of Corals and Reef-Wide Gross Primary Production Along the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica
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