Chlorophyll a as a marker for bioturbation and carbon flux in southern and central North Sea sediments

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 162, Issue , 1998, Pages 33-43

  Boon, A R ^a   Duineveld, G C A ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Benthic pelagic coupling; Bioturbation; Carbon budget; Phytopigments

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032510039     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps162033     Document Type: Article

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