Fluxes of phytopigments and labile organic matter to the deep ocean in the NE Atlantic Ocean

Progress in Oceanography

Volumn 50, Issue 1-4, 2001, Pages 89-104

  Fabiano, M ^a   Pusceddu, A ^b   Dell'Anno, A ^b   Armeni, M ^b   Vanucci, S ^c   Lampitt, R S ^d   Wolff, G A ^e   Danovaro, R ^b,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^d NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CARBOHYDRATES; PROTEINS; SEDIMENTS;

PHYTOPIGMENTS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DEEP SEA; ORGANIC MATTER; PARTICULATE FLUX; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT TRAP;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; PORCUPINE ABYSSAL PLAIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CELLULAR ORGANISMS; ERETHIZON DORSATUM;

EID: 0034765089     PISSN: 00796611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6611(01)00049-0     Document Type: Review

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