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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-9-2275-2012
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-9-2275-2012
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Novel water source for endolithic life in the hyperarid core of the Atacama Desert

J. Wierzchos, A. F. Davila, I. M. Sánchez-Almazo, M. Hajnos, R. Swieboda, and C. Ascaso

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