Influence of suspended mussel lines on the biogeochemical fluxes in adjacent water in the Îles-de-la-Madeleine (Quebec, Canada)

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1198-1213

  Richard, Marion ^a   Archambault, Philippe ^a   Thouzeau, Gérard ^b   Desrosiers, Gaston ^c  

^a MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BIVALVE; DECOMPOSITION; METABOLISM; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; WATER COLUMN;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 33745773718     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F06-030     Document Type: Article

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