Sediment characteristics at selected sites of the Ross Sea continental shelf: Does the sedimentary record reflect water column fluxes?

Antarctic Science

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 133-139

  Frignani, M ^a   Giglio, F ^a   Accornero, A ^b   Langone, L ^a   Ravaioli, M ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Biogeochemical fluxes; Sediment accumulation rates; Sediment traps

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; BIOGENIC DEPOSIT; MARINE SEDIMENT; RESIDENCE TIME; SEDIMENT TRAP; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE;

ROSS SEA;

EID: 0037220976     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102003001123     Document Type: Article

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