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The nitrogen cycle in the sea with special reference to biogeochemical processes

Lecture by the member awarded the Oceanographical Society of Japan prize for 1981

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Lecture given at the spring meeting of the Oceanographical Society of Japan for 1981 at Tokyo University of Fisheries on Apr. 7, 1981

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Hattori, A. The nitrogen cycle in the sea with special reference to biogeochemical processes. Journal of the Oceanographical Society of Japan 38, 245–265 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02111107

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