Does planktonic community structure determine downward particulate organic carbon flux in different oceanic provinces?

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 63-91

  Boyd, P W ^a   Newton, P P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON BUDGET; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DEEP SEA; FOOD WEB; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE FLUX; PLANKTON;

EID: 0032913263     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0637(98)00066-1     Document Type: Article

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