Carbon sources supporting benthic mineralization
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Carbon sources supporting benthic mineralization in mangrove and adjacent seagrass sediments (Gazi Bay, Kenya) S. Bouillon, T. Moens, and F. Dehairs Department of Analytical and Environmental Chemistry, Mangrove Management Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium Biology Department, Marine Biology Section, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281/Sterre S8, B-9000 Gent, Belgium Received: 14 July 2004 – Accepted: 4 August 2004 – Published: 6 August 2004 Correspondence to: S. Bouillon ([email protected])
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