A comparison of benthic nutrient fluxes from deep-sea sediments off Namibia and Argentina

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 47, Issue 9-11, 2000, Pages 2029-2050

  Hensen, Christian ^a   Zabel, Matthias ^a   Schulz, Horst D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MINERALIZATION; NAMIBIA; NUTRIENT; ORGANIC MATTER; SEDIMENT; SILICATE;

BENTHIC FLUX; DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; NUTRIENT; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE;

ARGENTINA; ARGENTINE BASIN; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CAPE BASIN; NAMIBIA;

EID: 0033916760     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(00)00015-1     Document Type: Article

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