Ocean margins as a significant source of organic matter to the deep open ocean

Nature

Volumn 392, Issue 6675, 1998, Pages 482-485

  Bauer, James E ^a   Druffel, Ellen R M ^b  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON 14; ORGANIC MATTER; RIVER WATER; SEA WATER; SURFACE WATER;

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER;

ARTICLE; HALF LIFE TIME; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; OCEANIC REGIONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

ATLANTIC, (NORTH); PACIFIC, (NORTH);

EID: 0032473974     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/33122     Document Type: Article

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