Comparison of different tracers and methods used to quantify bioturbation during a spring bloom: 234-thorium, luminophores and chlorophyll a

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 531-547

  Gerino, M ^a,b   Aller, R C ^a   Lee, C ^a   Cochran, J K ^a   Aller, J Y ^a   Green, M A ^a   Hirschberg, D ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Bioturbation; Chlorophyll; Long Island Sound; Luminophores; Plankton blooms; Sediment water interface; Thorium; Tracers

Indexed keywords

BIOTURBATION; CHLOROPHYLL; LUMINOPHORE; TRACER;

EID: 0032054789     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1997.0298     Document Type: Article

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