Decomposition of sinking proteinaceous material during fall in the oxygen minimum zone off northern Chile

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-70

  Pantoja, Silvio ^a   Sepúlveda, Julio ^a   González, Humberto E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Chile; Oxygen minimum zone; POM; Protein; Sediment traps; THAA

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; DENITRIFICATION; ENZYMES; HYDROLYSIS; OXYGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RATE CONSTANTS;

WATER COLUMNS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

AMINO ACID; DECOMPOSITION; OXYGEN MINIMUM LAYER; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; PROTEIN; SEDIMENT TRAP;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTHEAST);

EID: 0346422330     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2003.09.005     Document Type: Article

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