Distribution and fluxes of calcium carbonate along the continental margin in the Gulf of Biscay

Aquatic Geochemistry

Volumn 4, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 369-393

  Wollast, Roland ^a   Chou, Lei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Carbonate dissolution; Gulf of Biscay; Inorganic carbon cycle; Lateral transport; Particulate organic matter; Sediment traps; Suspended matter; Vertical fluxes

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; CARBONATE DISSOLUTION; RESPIRATION; SEAWATER; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY;

EID: 0032434950     PISSN: 13806165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1009640432692     Document Type: Article

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