Geochemical evidence of denitrification in the Benguela upwelling system

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 22, Issue 17, 2002, Pages 2497-2511

  Tyrrell, Toby ^a   Lucas, Michael I ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benguela; Denitrification; Nitrate; Nitrate deficit; Nutrient trapping; Phosphate

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; NITRATE; PHOSPHATE; SILICATE;

DENITRIFICATION; NITRATE; PHOSPHATE; UPWELLING;

DENITRIFICATION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SEAWATER UPWELLING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0036851755     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(02)00077-8     Document Type: Article

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