Understanding the export of biogenic particles in oceanic waters: Is there consensus?

Progress in Oceanography

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 276-312

  Boyd, P W ^a   Trull, T W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biogenic particles vertical carbon export; Ocean biogeochemistry

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBONATE MINERALS; ECOSYSTEMS; NUTRIENTS; OCEAN CURRENTS; ORGANIC CARBON; SEDIMENTS;

BIOGENIC PARTICLES; BIOGEOCHEMICAL REGIONS; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION (NPP); OCEAN BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON (POC);

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

BIOGENIC MINERAL; BIOGENIC STRUCTURE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DEEP SEA; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 33847613558     PISSN: 00796611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pocean.2006.10.007     Document Type: Review

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