Mesocosm observations of fluxes of particulate matter within the benthic boundary layer

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 67-79

  Thomsen, Laurenz ^a,c   Flach, Els ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^c GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodeposition; Continental margin; Flume experiments

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030906184     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-1101(97)00004-X     Document Type: Article

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