The downward flux of biogenic material in the NE subarctic Pacific: Importance of algal sinking and mesozooplankton herbivory

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 46, Issue 11-12, 1999, Pages 2669-2697

  Thibault, D ^a   Roy, S ^a   Wong, C S ^b   Bishop, J K ^c  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC MATERIAL; HERBIVORY; PARTICLE SETTLING; PARTICULATE FLUX; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; PHYTOPLANKTON; ZOOPLANKTON;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032728323     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(99)00080-6     Document Type: Article

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