Biogeochemistry of organic matter in the Laurentian Trough, I. Composition and vertical fluxes of rapidly settling particles

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 277-293

  Colombo, J C ^a,d   Silverberg, N ^b   Gearing, J N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^b MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^d FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; COMPOSITION; DEEP WATER ENVIRONMENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; ORGANIC MATTER; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SUSPENDED ORGANIC MATTER; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; VERTICAL FLUXES;

ATLANTIC, LAURENTIAN TROUGH;

EID: 0029668283     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-4203(95)00059-3     Document Type: Article

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