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+cff-version: 1.2.0
+message: "If you use this software, please cite it as below."
+authors:
+- family-names: "Denouden"
+  given-names: "Taylor"
+  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0457-1022
+- family-names: "Reshitnyk"
+  given-names: "Luba"
+title: "Kelp-O-Matic"
+version: 0.5.1
+date-released: 2021-12-15
+url: "https://github.com/HakaiInstitute/kelp-o-matic"