Stable C and N isotopic composition of sinking particles and zooplankton over the southeastern Bering Sea shelf

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 49, Issue 26, 2002, Pages 6031-6050

  Smith, Stacy L ^a   Henrichs, Susan M ^a   Rho, Taekeun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COMPOSITION; ISOTOPES; NITROGEN; SEDIMENTS;

ZOOPLANKTONS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

CARBON ISOTOPE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; SEDIMENT TRAP; ZOOPLANKTON;

BERING SEA;

EID: 0036437212     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(02)00332-6     Document Type: Article

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