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Trace element content in soils of the King George and Elephant islands, maritime Antarctica. / Abakumov, E.; Lupachev, A.; Andreev, M.

In: Chemistry and Ecology, Vol. 33, No. 9, 2017, p. 856-868.

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Abakumov, E, Lupachev, A & Andreev, M 2017, 'Trace element content in soils of the King George and Elephant islands, maritime Antarctica', Chemistry and Ecology, vol. 33, no. 9, pp. 856-868. https://doi.org/10.1080/02757540.2017.1384821

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Abakumov, E., Lupachev, A., & Andreev, M. (2017). Trace element content in soils of the King George and Elephant islands, maritime Antarctica. Chemistry and Ecology, 33(9), 856-868. https://doi.org/10.1080/02757540.2017.1384821

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Abakumov E, Lupachev A, Andreev M. Trace element content in soils of the King George and Elephant islands, maritime Antarctica. Chemistry and Ecology. 2017;33(9):856-868. https://doi.org/10.1080/02757540.2017.1384821

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Abakumov, E. ; Lupachev, A. ; Andreev, M. / Trace element content in soils of the King George and Elephant islands, maritime Antarctica. In: Chemistry and Ecology. 2017 ; Vol. 33, No. 9. pp. 856-868.

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