Persistence of labile organic matter and microbial biomass in Antarctic shelf sediments: Evidence of a sediment 'food bank'

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 300, Issue , 2005, Pages 3-19

  Mincks, Sarah L ^a   Smith, Craig R ^a   DeMaster, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctic sediments; Chlorophyll a; Enzymatically hydrolyzable amino acids; Microbial biomass; Phytodetritus; Temperature substrate limitation

Indexed keywords

DETRITIVORY; MICROORGANISM; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; PARTICULATE FLUX;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; WEST ANTARCTICA; WORLD;

EID: 26944465357     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps300003     Document Type: Article

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