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Original Articles

Temporal variation of seston biomarkers within the Humboldt Current System off northern Chile (21°S): first simultaneous records on fatty acids, n-alkanes and glycerol-dialkyl-glycerol-tetraethers (GDGT)

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Pages 17-40 | Received 13 Jan 2012, Accepted 12 Mar 2012, Published online: 25 May 2012

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