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Articles | Volume 12, issue 1
Articles | Volume 12, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/ascmo-12-21-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/ascmo-12-21-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 12, issue 1
30 Jan 2026
 | 30 Jan 2026

A statistical approach to unveil phytoplankton adaptation to ocean fronts

Théo Garcia, Laurina Oms, Xavier Milhaud, Andrea M. Doglioli, Monique Messié, Pierre Vandekerkhove, Claire Lacour, Gérald Grégori, and Denys Pommeret

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