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Stable Isotopes in Ecology and Chemistry

Development of Methods to Measure Carbon Isotope Ratios of Bacterial Biomarkers in the Environment

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Pages 131-144 | Received 07 Nov 1996, Accepted 12 Feb 1997, Published online: 24 Sep 2006

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