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Research Article

Stable isotope evidence for the biogeochemical transformation of ancient organic matter beneath Suess Glacier, Antarctica

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Article: e1448643 | Received 18 Jul 2017, Accepted 26 Feb 2018, Published online: 13 Jun 2018

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