Flux of particulate organic material from the euphotic zone of oceans: Estimation from phytoplankton biomass

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 103, Issue C2, 1998, Pages 2897-2903

  Legendre, Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; EUPHOTIC ZONE; ORGANIC MATTER; PHYTOPLANKTON;

EID: 0032519248     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jc02706     Document Type: Article

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