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Clues to ancient methane release

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  1. Fachbereich Geowissenschaften, University of Bremen, 28334, Bremen, Germany

    G. Wefer & P.-M. Heinze

  2. Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, 92093—0215, USA

    W. H. Berger

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Wefer, G., Heinze, PM. & Berger, W. Clues to ancient methane release. Nature 369, 282 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1038/369282a0

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