Increased dissolved oxygen in Pacific intermediate waters due to lower rates of carbon oxidation in sediments

Nature

Volumn 407, Issue 6802, 2000, Pages 367-370

  Stott, Lowell D ^a   Berelson, William ^a   Douglas, Robert ^a   Gorsline, Donn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; OXYGEN;

CARBON; DISSOLVED GAS; MARINE SEDIMENT; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; SEAWATER;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT;

ANIMAL; CALIFORNIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; OXYGEN; PACIFIC OCEAN; PROTOZOA; SEAWATER; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0034699534     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35030084     Document Type: Article

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