The biogeochemistry of Arabian Sea surficial sediments: A review of recent studies

Progress in Oceanography

Volumn 65, Issue 2-4 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 260-289

  Cowie, Greg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arabian Sea; Benthic; Biogeochemistry; Flux; Oxygen; Sediment

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; CARBON; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISTILLATION COLUMNS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; OXYGEN; SEDIMENTS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHOGENESIS; WATER-COLUMN PROCESS;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; MARINE SEDIMENT; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 19744373594     PISSN: 00796611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pocean.2005.03.003     Document Type: Article

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