2011, Oceanography 24(4):8–12, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2011.104
RIPPLE MARKS—The Story Behind the Story
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Cheryl Lyn Dybas, a contributing writer for Oceanography, is a marine scientist and policy analyst by training. She also writes about science and the environment for Natural History, Canadian Geographic, Africa Geographic, BioScience, National Wildlife, The Washington Post, and many other publications, and is a contributing editor for Natural History.
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Dybas, C.L. 2011. Ripple marks—The story behind the story. Oceanography 24(4):8–12, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2011.104.