Biomarker and Stable Isotope Characterization of Coastal Pond Organic Matter, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica
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Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotopic Composition of Benthic and Pelagic Organic Matter in Lakes of the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica
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