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In this chapter some aspects of vertical processes and vertical mixing will be discussed, as well as the coupling between vertical processes and horizontal ones.
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Kullenberg, G.E.B. (1978). Vertical Processes and the Vertical-Horizontal Coupling. In: Steele, J.H. (eds) Spatial Pattern in Plankton Communities. NATO Conference Series, vol 3. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2195-6_3
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