Suspended particulate nitrogen σ15N versus nitrate utilization: Observations in Monterey Bay, CA

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 45, Issue 8-9, 1998, Pages 1603-1616

  Rau, G H ^a   Low, C ^a   Pennington, J T ^b   Buck, K R ^b   Chavez, F P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRATE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

CALIFORNIA; MONTEREY BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032142638     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(98)80008-8     Document Type: Article

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