Annual cycle of primary production in the Cariaco Basin: Response to upwelling and implications for vertical export

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 106, Issue C3, 2001, Pages 4527-4542

  Muller Karger, Frank ^a   Varela, Ramon ^b   Thunell, Robert ^c   Scranton, Mary ^d   Bohrer, Richard ^a   Taylor, Gordon ^d   Capelo, Juan ^b   Astor, Yrene ^b   Tappa, Eric ^c   Ho, Tung Yuan ^d   Walsh, John J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b FUNDACIÓN LA SALLE DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Venezuela)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

ANNUAL CYCLE; CARBON FLUX; PARTICULATE FLUX; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; UPWELLING;

CARIACO BASIN; CARIBBEAN SEA;

EID: 0034931894     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc000291     Document Type: Article

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