In situ experimental evidence of the fate of a phytodetritus pulse at the abyssal sea floor

Nature

Volumn 424, Issue 6950, 2003, Pages 763-766

  Witte, U ^a   Wenzhofer F ^a,e   Sommer, S ^b   Boetius, A ^a,f   Heinz, P ^c   Aberle, N ^a,g   Sand, M ^a   Cremer, A ^b   Abraham, W R ^d   Jorgensen B B ^a   Pfannkuche, O ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^d HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^f ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^g MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CONSTRAINT THEORY; DEGRADATION; SEDIMENTS;

GLOBAL CARBON CYCLE;

EARTH (PLANET);

CARBON 13; ORGANIC MATTER; CARBON;

ABYSSAL ORGANISM; BENTHIC FLUX; DETRITUS; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SEAFLOOR;

AQUATIC FAUNA; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BACTERIUM; BENTHOS; BIOMASS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOOD CHAIN; ISOTOPE LABELING; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHYTODETRITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA; SEDIMENT; ANIMAL; FOOD; METABOLISM; TIME;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FORAMINIFERA;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BIOMASS; CARBON; FOOD; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; NEMATODA; OCEANS AND SEAS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0042467653     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature01799     Document Type: Article

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