Marine vegetation and the oceanic carbon balance
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Major role of marine vegetation on the oceanic carbon cycle C. M. Duarte, J. J. Middelburg, and N. Caraco IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB), Grupo de Oceanograf́ıa Interdisciplinar, C/ Miquel Marqués 21, 07190 Esporles (Islas Baleares), Spain Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), P.O. Box 140, 4400 AC Yerseke, The Netherlands Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Box AB, Millbrook, NY12545, USA Received: 10 September 2004 – Accepted: 17 September 2004 – Published: 8 October 2004 Correspondence to: C. M. Duarte ([email protected])
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