The role of dissolved organic matter release in the productivity of the oligotrophic North Pacific Ocean

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1270-1286

  Karl, David M ^a   Hebel, Dale V ^a   Bjorkman K ^a   Letelier, R M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

(NORTH); PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0031734893     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1998.43.6.1270     Document Type: Article

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