Sediment community metabolism associated with continental shelf hypoxia, northern Gulf of Mexico

Estuaries

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1097-1106

  Rowe, Gilbert T ^a   Cruz Kaegi, Marta Elizabeth ^b   Morse, John W ^a   Boland, Gregory S ^c   Escobar Briones, Elva G ^d  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of the Interior ^*  (United States)

^c MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; HYPOXIA; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; REMINERALIZATION; RESPIRATION; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE;

(NORTH); GULF OF MEXICO;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); INVERTEBRATA; METAZOA;

EID: 0036968180     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02692207     Document Type: Article

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