The effect of the 1997-1998 ENSO on the benthic macrofaunal biomass in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico

Geofisica Internacional

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 517-522

  Escobar Briones, Elva ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Biogenic carbon; Export; Infauna; Shelf; Slope

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; MIXING; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT;

GULF OF MEXICO; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0141989516     PISSN: 00167169     EISSN: 2954436X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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