Sea level impact on nutrient cycling in coastal upwelling areas during deglaciation: Evidence from nitrogen isotopes

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 341-355

  Bertrand, Philippe ^a   Pedersen, Thomas F ^b   Martinez, Philippe ^a   Calvert, Stephen ^b   Shimmield, Graham ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; DENITRIFICATION; MODEL; NITRATE; NITROGEN 15; NUTRIENT CYCLE; UPWELLING;

DEGLACIATION; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SEA LEVEL; UPWELLING;

EID: 0033756358     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: 19449224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999GB900099     Document Type: Article

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