Downward fluxes of biogenic material in Bransfield Strait, Antarctica

Antarctic Science

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 227-237

  Kim, Dongseon ^a   Kim, Dong Yup ^a   Kim, Young June ^a   Kang, Young Chul ^a   Shim, Jeonghee ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biogenic silica; BSi OC ratio; Organic carbon; Particle flux; Time series sediment trap

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC MATERIAL; MARINE SEDIMENT; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICLE SETTLING; SEDIMENT TRAP; SILICA;

ANTARCTICA; BRANSFIELD STRAIT;

EID: 4944259298     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102004002032     Document Type: Article

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