The seasonal cycle in sinking particle fluxes off Vancouver Island, British Columbia

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 46, Issue 11-12, 1999, Pages 2969-2992

  Pena M A ^a   Denman, K L ^a   Calvert, S E ^b   Thomson, R E ^a   Forbes, J R ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON; PARTICLE SETTLING; PARTICULATE FLUX; SEASONALITY; SILICA;

CANADA;

EID: 0344418713     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(99)00090-9     Document Type: Article

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