The nitrogen isotope biogeochemistry of sinking particles from the margin of the eastern North Pacific

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 655-679

  Altabet, Mark A ^a   Pilskaln, Cynthia ^b   Thunell, Robert ^c   Pride, Carol ^c,f   Sigman, Daniel ^d   Chavez, Francisco ^e   Francois, Roger ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^e MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; NITROGEN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MARINE SEDIMENT; NITROGEN; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033120594     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0637(98)00084-3     Document Type: Article

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