Indications of low macrobenthic activity in the deep sediments of the eastern Mediterranean Sea

Scientia Marina

Volumn 68, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2004, Pages 53-62

  Basso, Daniela ^a   Thomson, John ^b   Corselli, Cesare ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

210Pb profiles; Chemosynthesis; Deep macrobentos; Eastern Mediterranean; Pleistocene; Sapropels; Surface mixed layer; Trace fossils

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; MACROBENTHOS; MARINE SEDIMENT; PLEISTOCENE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SKELETAL REMAINS; TRACE FOSSIL;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 15044357080     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2004.68s353     Document Type: Article

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