Origin and variability of downward biogeochemical fluxes on the Rhone continental margin (NW Mediterranean)

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1483-1511

  Monaco, A ^a   Durrieu de Madron, X ^a   Radakovitch, O ^a,b   Heussner, S ^a   Carbonne, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^b CEREGE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; PARTICULATE FLUX; PARTICULATE MATTER;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0033198227     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0637(99)00014-X     Document Type: Article

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