Late-summer mass deposition of gelatinous phytodetritus along the slope of the N.W. European Continental Margin

Progress in Oceanography

Volumn 42, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 165-187

  De Wilde, P A W J ^a   Duineveld, G C A ^a   Berghuis, E M ^a   Lavaleye, M S S ^a   Kok, A ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0032426263     PISSN: 00796611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6611(98)00033-0     Document Type: Article

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