Spatio-temporal variability in benthic microbial activity and particle flux in the Laurentian Trough

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1793-1813

  Lavigne, Carole ^a,b,c   Juniper, S Kim ^a,d   Silverberg, Norman ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^b INRS INSTITUT ARMAND FRAPPIER   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^e INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

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EID: 0031415534     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0637(97)00022-8     Document Type: Article

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