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Quantifying energy and nutrient fluxes in coral reef food webs

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Quantifying energy and nutrient fluxes in coral reef food webs. / Robinson, James P W; Benkwitt, Cassandra E; Maire, Eva et al.
In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution, Vol. 39, No. 5, 31.05.2024, p. 467-478.

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Robinson, JPW, Benkwitt, CE, Maire, E, Morais, R, Schiettekatte, NMD, Skinner, C & Brandl, SJ 2024, 'Quantifying energy and nutrient fluxes in coral reef food webs', Trends in Ecology and Evolution, vol. 39, no. 5, pp. 467-478. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2023.11.013

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Robinson, J. P. W., Benkwitt, C. E., Maire, E., Morais, R., Schiettekatte, N. M. D., Skinner, C., & Brandl, S. J. (2024). Quantifying energy and nutrient fluxes in coral reef food webs. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 39(5), 467-478. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2023.11.013

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Robinson JPW, Benkwitt CE, Maire E, Morais R, Schiettekatte NMD, Skinner C et al. Quantifying energy and nutrient fluxes in coral reef food webs. Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 2024 May 31;39(5):467-478. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2023.11.013

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Robinson, James P W ; Benkwitt, Cassandra E ; Maire, Eva et al. / Quantifying energy and nutrient fluxes in coral reef food webs. In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 2024 ; Vol. 39, No. 5. pp. 467-478.

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