The decoupling of production and particulate export in the surface ocean

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 297-310

  Buesseler, Ken O ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

POC; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SURFACE OCEAN;

EID: 0031669318     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: 19449224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97GB03366     Document Type: Article

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