Particle fluxes and organic carbon balance across the Eastern Alboran Sea (SW Mediterranean Sea)

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 25, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 609-628

  Sanchez Vidal, A ^a   Calafat, A ^a   Canals, M ^a   Frigola, J ^a   Fabres, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alboran sea; Almeria Oran front; Export production; Organic carbon; Particulate flux

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC MATERIAL; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE FLUX; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

ALBORAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 13844281311     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2004.11.004     Document Type: Article

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