Sinking particle fluxes from the euphotic zone over the continental slope of an eastern boundary current region

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1097-1122

  Pena M A ^a   Denman, K L ^a   Forbes, J R ^a   Calvert, S E ^b   Thomson, R E ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC MATERIAL; BIOGENIC PARTICLE; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; EUPHOTIC ZONE; PARTICLE FLUX; PARTICULATE FLUX; SEDIMENT TRAP; SINKING; SINKING PARTICLE;

PACIFIC, VANCOUVER ISLAND SLOPE;

EID: 0030426158     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/0022240963213781     Document Type: Article

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