Coccolithophores from the central Arabian Sea: Sediment trap results

Journal of Earth System Science

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 415-428

  Mergulhao, Lina P ^a   Mohan, Rahul ^b   Murthy, V S N ^a   Guptha, M V S ^a,c   Sinha, D K ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

^b NATIONAL CENTRE FOR ANTARCTIC AND OCEAN RESEARCH   (India)

^c 62 Sagar Society   (India)

^d BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Central Arabian Sea; Coccolithophores; Monsoon; Sediment trap; Upwelling and dissolution

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COCCOLITH; DISSOLUTION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEDIMENT TRAP; UPWELLING;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN;

CALCIDISCUS LEPTOPORUS; EMILIANIA HUXLEYI; GEPHYROCAPSA OCEANICA; HAPTOPHYCEAE; UMBELLOSPHAERA IRREGULARIS; UMBELLOSPHAERA TENUIS; UMBILICOSPHAERA SIBOGAE;

EID: 33747725287     PISSN: 02534126     EISSN: 02534126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02702870     Document Type: Article

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