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For example, if you are looking for an article from MEPS Volume 201, you simply follow the link from the MEPS home page to Volume 201. Here you'll find a list of all the articles in this issue in the following sample format:
Ammerman JW, Glover WB
Continuous underway measurement of microbial ectoenzyme activities in aquatic ecosystems
MEPS 201:1-12 | Full article in pdf format
In order to get to the full text of the article, click on the link 'Full article in pdf format'. Clicking on the link MEPS 201:1-12 will take you to the abstract and other information for the article; the 'Full article in pdf format' link also appears there. To read full articles, you will need Adobe Reader, Acrobat, or another pdf viewer to be installed on your computer.
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