Biogeochemical processes in Amazon shelf waters: Chemical distributions and uptake rates of silicon, carbon and nitrogen

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 16, Issue 5-6, 1996, Pages 617-643

  DeMaster, D J ^a   Smith Jr , W O ^b   Nelson, D M ^c   Aller, J Y ^d  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BLOOM; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PHYTOPLANKTON BLOOMS; ZOOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC, (WEST), AMAZON SHELF; ATLANTIC, AMAZON SHELF;

EID: 0029731894     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0278-4343(95)00048-8     Document Type: Article

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