Structural and chemical analysis of marine aggregates: In situ macrophotography and laser confocal and electron microscopy

Marine Biology

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 163-174

  Cowen, J P ^a   Holloway, C F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE STRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LASER CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; MACROPHOTOGRAPHY; MARINE SNOW; MARINE SNOW AGGREGATE;

PACIFIC, (NORTH);

EID: 0029660667     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00347441     Document Type: Article

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