Comparison of pelagic and nepheloid layer marine snow: Implications for carbon cycling

Marine Geology

Volumn 150, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 39-50

  Ransom, Barbara ^a   Shea, Kevin F ^d   Burkett, Patti Jo ^d   Bennett, Richard H ^b   Baerwald, Roy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SEAPROBE Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Continental margin; Marine snow; Nepheloid layer; Organic carbon; TEM

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; MARINE SNOW;

EID: 0031735643     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(98)00052-8     Document Type: Article

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