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Thomas Felis, Helen V. McGregor, Braddock K. Linsley, et al. (2014). Intensification of the meridional temperature gradient in the Great Barrier Reef following the Last Glacial Maximum. Nature Communications, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms5102

Intensification of the meridional temperature gradient in the Great Barrier Reef following the Last Glacial Maximum

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