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climate change, biogeochemistry, blue carbon, coralline algae, coral, ocean acidification, palaeoclimate reconstruction, ecosystem services

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Research keywords: Arctic, ecology, nature-based solutions, biogeochemistry , blue carbon, climate change, glaciers, human interactions, palaeoclimate reconstruction, global change, multiple stressors, ecosystem services, ocean acidification, tropical, coralline algae, corals, seagrass, sediment

​The oceans are a critical global resource which is changing. Change is both natural but also, in recent times, has become anthropogenically driven. My group's research at the Umeå Marine Sciences Centre and the Department of Ecology and Environmental Science at Umeå University asks questions about how the oceans are altered by the synergy between natural and anthropogenic change while trying to better determine the actual extent of global change.

Global biogeochemical and ecological cycles are a key interest of my group’s research which we consider in two broad groupings:

1) We investigate relationships between global change (e.g. climate variability, ocean acidification & multiple stressors) and ecosystem engineers (including macroalgae, coralline algae, corals, seagrass and sediments) along with the services they provide. Recently, this has focused the their role in understanding glacier and freshwater discharge, blue carbon repositories and coral bleaching.

2) We develop climatic and ecological proxies for the Holocene to better understand past responses of ecosystem engineers to different rates of environmental change at Arctic, temperate and tropical latitudes.

Both research groupings are strongly multidisciplinary including many biological, geological and chemical techniques. We counduct our research in polar to tropical seas using SCUBA as well as in the Marine Mesocosm Facility at Umeå University. My group also benfits from access to the latest analyical facilities including laser ablation ICPMS, isotope ratio mass spectrometry, Raman, SEM, gas chromatography, photosynthetic and carbonate chemistry analysis

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Employment (6)

Umeå University: Umeå, SE

2022-05 to present | Professor of Marine Ecosystem Science (Ecology and Environemental Sciences)
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University of Glasgow: Glasgow, GB

2020 to 2022 (Reader)
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University of Glasgow: Glasgow, Glasgow, GB

2014 to 2020 | Senior Lecturer (Geographical and Earth Sciences)
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University of Glasgow: Glasgow, Glasgow, GB

2014 to 2014 | Lecturer (School of Geographical and Earth Sciences)
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University of Glasgow: Glasgow, Glasgow, GB

2009 to 2014 | Royal Society of Edinburgh Research Fellow (School of Geographical and Earth Sciences)
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University of Glasgow: Glasgow, Glasgow, GB

2006 to 2009 | Natural Environment Research Council UK Research Fellow (School of Geographical and Earth Sciences)
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Education and qualifications (2)

University of London: London, London, GB

2001-04-30 to 2004-04-30 | PhD (University Marine Biological Station Millport)
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Bangor University: Bangor, Gwynedd, GB

1997 to 2000 | BSc (Ocean Sciences)
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Efficient carbon recycling between calcification and photosynthesis in red coralline algae

Biology Letters
2024-06 | Journal article
Contributors: J. Mao; H. L. Burdett; N. A. Kamenos
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It's time to broaden what we consider a ‘blue carbon ecosystem’

Global Change Biology
2024-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Kelly James; Peter I. Macreadie; Heidi L. Burdett; Ian Davies; Nicholas A. Kamenos
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<b>It’s time to broaden what we consider a ‘blue carbon ecosystem’</b>

2024-03-07 | Dataset | Author
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Contributors: Peter Macreadie; Heidi L. Burdett; Ian Davies; Kelly James; Nicholas Kamenos
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The functional genetic architecture of egg-laying and live-bearing reproduction in common lizards

Nature Ecology & Evolution
2021-10-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Hans Recknagel; Madeleine Carruthers; Andrey A. Yurchenko; Mohsen Nokhbatolfoghahai; Nicholas A. Kamenos; Maureen M. Bain; Kathryn R. Elmer
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Using the Goldilocks Principle to model coral ecosystem engineering

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
2021-08-11 | Journal article
Contributors: S. J. Hennige; A. I. Larsson; C. Orejas; A. Gori; L. H. De Clippele; Y. C. Lee; G. Jimeno; K. Georgoulas; N. A. Kamenos; J. M. Roberts
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Evolutionary origins of viviparity consistent with palaeoclimate and lineage diversification

Journal of Evolutionary Biology
2021-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Hans Recknagel; Nicholas A. Kamenos; Kathryn. R. Elmer
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Keystone predators govern the pathway and pace of climate impacts in a subarctic marine ecosystem

Science
2020-09-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Douglas B. Rasher; Robert S. Steneck; Jochen Halfar; Kristy J. Kroeker; Justin B. Ries; M. Tim Tinker; Phoebe T. W. Chan; Jan Fietzke; Nicholas A. Kamenos; Brenda H. Konar et al.
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Carbon burial over the last four millennia is regulated by both climatic and land use change

Global Change Biology
2020-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Jinhua Mao; Heidi L. Burdett; Rona A. R. McGill; Jason Newton; Pauline Gulliver; Nicholas A. Kamenos
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Biodiversity of kelp forests and coralline algae habitats in southwestern Greenland

Diversity
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85062367564

Contributors: Schoenrock, K.M.; Vad, J.; Muth, A.; Pearce, D.M.; Rea, B.R.; Schofield, J.E.; Kamenos, N.A.
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Common lizards break Dollo's law of irreversibility: Genome-wide phylogenomics support a single origin of viviparity and re-evolution of oviparity

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85048569777

Contributors: Recknagel, H.; Kamenos, N.A.; Elmer, K.R.
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Community-level sensitivity of a calcifying ecosystem to acute in situ CO<inf>2</inf> enrichment

Marine Ecology Progress Series
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85041101844

Contributors: Burdett, H.L.; Perna, G.; McKay, L.; Broomhead, G.; Kamenos, N.A.
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Influences of salinity on the physiology and distribution of the Arctic coralline algae, Lithothamnion glaciale (Corallinales, Rhodophyta)

Journal of Phycology
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85053421531

Contributors: Schoenrock, K.M.; Bacquet, M.; Pearce, D.; Rea, B.R.; Schofield, J.E.; Lea, J.; Mair, D.; Kamenos, N.
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Reconstructing four centuries of temperature-induced coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef

Frontiers in Marine Science
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85052284787

Contributors: Kamenos, N.A.; Hennige, S.J.
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The future of marine biodiversity and marine ecosystem functioning in UK coastal and territorial waters (including UK Overseas Territories) - With an emphasis on marine macrophyte communities

Botanica Marina
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85057570247

Contributors: Küpper, F.C.; Kamenos, N.A.
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The glacial geomorphology of upper Godthåbsfjord (Nuup Kangerlua) in southwest Greenland

Journal of Maps
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85049065809

Contributors: Pearce, D.M.; Mair, D.W.F.; Rea, B.R.; Lea, J.M.; Schofield, J.E.; Kamenos, N.; Schoenrock, K.
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Coralline algal skeletal mineralogy affects grazer impacts

Global Change Biology
2018-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Sophie J. McCoy; Nicholas A. Kamenos
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A mineralogical record of ocean change: Decadal and centennial patterns in the California mussel

Global Change Biology
2018-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Sophie J. McCoy; Nicholas A. Kamenos; Peter Chung; Timothy J. Wootton; Catherine A. Pfister
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Coralline algae as recorders of past climatic and environmental conditions

Rhodolith/Maërl Beds: A Global Perspective
2017 | Book chapter
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In situ Response of Tropical coralline algae to a novel thermal regime

Frontiers in Marine Science
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85024408398

Contributors: Bach, L.L.; Freer, J.J.; Kamenos, N.A.
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The potential for coral reef establishment through free-living stabilization

Scientific Reports
2017-10-17 | Journal article
Contributors: S. J. Hennige; H. L. Burdett; G. Perna; A. W. Tudhope; N. A. Kamenos
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Biomineral shell formation under ocean acidification: a shift from order to chaos

Scientific Reports
2016 | Journal article
Contributors: Fitzer, Susan C.; Chung, Peter; Maccherozzi, Francesco; Dhesi, Sarnjeet S.; Kamenos, Nicholas A.; Phoenix, Vernon R.; Cusack, Maggie
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Coralline algae in a naturally acidified ecosystem persist by maintaining control of skeletal mineralogy and size

Proc. R. Soc. B
2016 | Journal article
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Benthic oxygen exchange in a live coralline algal bed and an adjacent sandy habitat: an eddy covariance study

Marine Ecology Progress Series
2015 | Journal article
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WOS:000361694000007

Contributors: Attard, Karl M.; Stahl, Henrik; Kamenos, Nicholas A.; Turner, Gavin; Burdett, Heidi L.; Glud, Ronnie N.
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CORALLINE ALGAE (RHODOPHYTA) IN A CHANGING WORLD: INTEGRATING ECOLOGICAL, PHYSIOLOGICAL, AND GEOCHEMICAL RESPONSES TO GLOBAL CHANGE

Journal of Phycology
2015 | Journal article
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WOS:000349400900002

Contributors: McCoy, Sophie J.; Kamenos, Nicholas A.
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Coralline algae as a globally significant pool of marine dimethylated sulfur

Global Biogeochemical Cycles
2015 | Journal article
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WOS:000364876500018

Contributors: Burdett, Heidi L.; Hatton, Angela D.; Kamenos, Nicholas A.
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Coralline algal Mg-O bond strength as a marine pCO(2) proxy

Geology
2015 | Journal article
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WOS:000352096700021

Contributors: Pauly, Maren; Kamenos, Nicholas A.; Donohue, Penelope; LeDrew, Ellsworth
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Effects of reduced salinity on the photosynthetic characteristics and intracellular DMSP concentrations of the red coralline alga, Lithothamnion glaciale

Marine Biology
2015 | Journal article
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WOS:000352798800014

Contributors: Burdett, Heidi L.; Hatton, Angela D.; Kamenos, Nicholas A.
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Hidden impacts of ocean acidification to live and dead coral framework

Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences
2015 | Journal article
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WOS:000362050000008

Contributors: Hennige, S. J.; Wicks, L. C.; Kamenos, N. A.; Perna, G.; Findlay, H. S.; Roberts, J. M.
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Ocean acidification alters the material properties of Mytilus edulis shells

Journal of the Royal Society Interface
2015 | Journal article
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WOS:000353394100016

Contributors: Fitzer, Susan C.; Zhu, Wenzhong; Tanner, K. Elizabeth; Phoenix, Vernon R.; Kamenos, Nicholas A.; Cusack, Maggie
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Ocean acidification alters the material properties of Mytilus edulis shells

Journal of The Royal Society Interface
2015 | Journal article
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Ocean acidification and temperature increase impact mussel shell shape and thickness: Problematic for protection?

Ecology and Evolution
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84945892330

Contributors: Fitzer, S.C.; Vittert, L.; Bowman, A.; Kamenos, N.A.; Phoenix, V.R.; Cusack, M.
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Red coralline algae assessed as marine pH proxies using B-11 MAS NMR

Scientific Reports
2015 | Journal article
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WOS:000348670600004

Contributors: Cusack, M.; Kamenos, N. A.; Rollion-Bard, C.; Tricot, G.
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Reviews and syntheses: Calculating the global contribution of coralline algae to total carbon burial

Biogeosciences
2015 | Journal article
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WOS:000365091900011

Contributors: van der Heijden, L. H.; Kamenos, N. A.
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Dynamic photoinhibition exhibited by red coralline algae in the red sea

2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84901399414

Contributors: Burdett, H.L.; Keddie, V.; MacArthur, N.; McDowall, L.; McLeish, J.; Spielvogel, E.; Hatton, A.D.; Kamenos, N.A.
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Effects of high temperature and CO<inf>2</inf>on intracellular DMSP in the cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa

Marine Biology
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84903304236

Contributors: Burdett, H.L.; Carruthers, M.; Donohue, P.J.C.; Wicks, L.C.; Hennige, S.J.; Roberts, J.M.; Kamenos, N.A.
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Ocean acidification impacts mussel control on biomineralisation

2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84906810281

Contributors: Fitzer, S.C.; Phoenix, V.R.; Cusack, M.; Kamenos, N.A.
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Ocean acidification reduces the crystallographic control in juvenile mussel shells

Journal of Structural Biology
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84907624081

Contributors: Fitzer, S.C.; Cusack, M.; Phoenix, V.R.; Kamenos, N.A.
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Ocean acidification reduces the crystallographic control in juvenile mussel shells

Journal of structural biology
2014 | Journal article
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Self-recognition in corals facilitates deep-sea habitat engineering

Scientific Reports
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84940033153

Contributors: Hennige, S.J.; Morrison, C.L.; Form, A.U.; Büscher, J.; Kamenos, N.A.; Roberts, J.M.
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Self-recognition in corals facilitates deep-sea habitat engineering

Scientific reports
2014 | Journal article
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Short-term metabolic and growth responses of the cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa to ocean acidification

2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84893792107

Contributors: Hennige, S.J.; Wicks, L.C.; Kamenos, N.A.; Bakker, D.C.E.; Findlay, H.S.; Dumousseaud, C.; Roberts, J.M.
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The future of the northeast Atlantic benthic flora in a high CO <inf>2</inf> world

Ecology and Evolution
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84903964836

Contributors: Brodie, J.; Williamson, C.J.; Smale, D.A.; Kamenos, N.A.; Mieszkowska, N.; Santos, R.; Cunliffe, M.; Steinke, M.; Yesson, C.; Anderson, K.M. et al.
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Biomineral repair of abalone shell apertures

2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84881557631

Contributors: Cusack, M.; Guo, D.; Chung, P.; Kamenos, N.A.
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Coralline algal structure is more sensitive to rate, rather than the magnitude, of ocean acidification

2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84887458165

Contributors: Kamenos, N.A.; Burdett, H.L.; Aloisio, E.; Findlay, H.S.; Martin, S.; Longbone, C.; Dunn, J.; Widdicombe, S.; Calosi, P.
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Spatiotemporal Variability of Dimethylsulphoniopropionate on a Fringing Coral Reef: The Role of Reefal Carbonate Chemistry and Environmental Variability

2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84878408233

Contributors: Burdett, H.L.; Donohue, P.J.C.; Hatton, A.D.; Alwany, M.A.; Kamenos, N.A.
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Irradiance-mediated dimethylsulphoniopropionate (DMSP) responses of red coralline algae

2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84655166564

Contributors: Rix, L.N.; Burdett, H.L.; Kamenos, N.A.
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Reconstructing Greenland ice sheet runoff using coralline algae

2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84872157639

Contributors: Kamenos, N.A.; Hoey, T.B.; Nienow, P.; Fallick, A.E.; Claverie, T.
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The effect of chronic and acute low pH on the intracellular DMSP production and epithelial cell morphology of red coralline algae

2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84862282878

Contributors: Burdett, H.L.; Aloisio, E.; Calosi, P.; Findlay, H.S.; Widdicombe, S.; Hatton, A.D.; Kamenos, N.A.
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The photosynthetic characteristics of red coralline algae, determined using pulse amplitude modulation (PAM) fluorometry

2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84867800823

Contributors: Burdett, H.L.; Hennige, S.J.; Francis, F.T.-Y.; Kamenos, N.A.
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Using coralline algae to understand historic marine cloud cover

2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-79951809982

Contributors: Burdett, H.; Kamenos, N.A.; Law, A.
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