Siliceous phytoplankton of the western equatorial Atlantic: Sediment traps and surface sediments

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 47, Issue 9-11, 2000, Pages 1939-1959

  Romero, O E ^a   Fischer, G ^a   Lange, C B ^b   Wefer, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b GEOSCIENCES RESEARCH DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; OPAL; PARTICULATE FLUX; PHYTOPLANKTON; SILICA; SPATIAL VARIATION; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

(EQUATORIAL WEST); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033918378     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(00)00012-6     Document Type: Article

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