Data Series 1059


A Seasonal and Spatial Comparison of Metals, and Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotopes, in Chincoteague Bay and the Marsh Deposits of Assateague Island and the Adjacent Vicinity, Maryland and Virginia

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