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Main Authors: Daniel Niehaus, Sebastian Hofmann, Srividya Bairamangala Kumar, Marko Hoffmann, Jesús Cisneros-Aguirre, Michael Schlüter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-09-01
Series:Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/10/10/1369