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Dissolved carbon dioxide concentration controls baseline stable carbon isotope signatures of a lake food web

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Dissolved carbon dioxide concentration controls baseline stable carbon isotope signatures of a lake food web. / Smyntek, Peter M; Maberly, Stephen C.; Grey, Jonathan.
In: Limnology and Oceanography, Vol. 57, No. 5, 09.2012, p. 1292-1302.

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Smyntek, PM, Maberly, SC & Grey, J 2012, 'Dissolved carbon dioxide concentration controls baseline stable carbon isotope signatures of a lake food web', Limnology and Oceanography, vol. 57, no. 5, pp. 1292-1302. https://doi.org/10.4319/lo.2012.57.5.1292

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Smyntek, P. M., Maberly, S. C., & Grey, J. (2012). Dissolved carbon dioxide concentration controls baseline stable carbon isotope signatures of a lake food web. Limnology and Oceanography, 57(5), 1292-1302. https://doi.org/10.4319/lo.2012.57.5.1292

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Smyntek PM, Maberly SC, Grey J. Dissolved carbon dioxide concentration controls baseline stable carbon isotope signatures of a lake food web. Limnology and Oceanography. 2012 Sept;57(5):1292-1302. Epub 2012 Jul 23. doi: 10.4319/lo.2012.57.5.1292

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Smyntek, Peter M ; Maberly, Stephen C. ; Grey, Jonathan. / Dissolved carbon dioxide concentration controls baseline stable carbon isotope signatures of a lake food web. In: Limnology and Oceanography. 2012 ; Vol. 57, No. 5. pp. 1292-1302.

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