Phosphonates and particulate organic phosphorus cycling in an anoxic marine basin

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1593-1604

  Benitez Nelson, C R ^a   O'Neill, Lauren ^a   Kolowith, Lauren C ^b   Pellechia, Perry ^a   Thunell, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b School of Business   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHORUS CYCLE; SEDIMENT TRAP;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIACO BASIN; CARIBBEAN SEA;

EID: 4944233293     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2004.49.5.1593     Document Type: Article

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