Variability of fluxes of particulate material in a submarine cave with chemolithoautotrophic inputs of organic carbon

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 139, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 205-217

  Airoldi, Laura ^a   Cinelli, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biochemical composition; Chemosynthesis; Fluxes; Particulate material; Sediment traps; Sources; Spatial variability; Submarine caves

Indexed keywords

CAVES; CHEMOSYNTHESIS; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; VERTICAL FLUXES;

ITALY, CAMPANIA, CAPE PALINURO;

EID: 0029663224     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps139205     Document Type: Article

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