Phytodetritus entering the benthic boundary layer and aggregated on the sea floor in the abyssal NE Pacific: Macro- and microscopic composition

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 45, Issue 4-5, 1998, Pages 781-815

  Beaulieu, Stace E ^a   Smith Jr , Kenneth L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

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EID: 0032052949     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(98)00003-4     Document Type: Article

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