Sandy sediments as active biogeochemical reactors: Compound cycling in the fast lane

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 119-127

  Rocha, Carlos ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Biogeochemistry; Carbon cycling; Coastal zones; Permeable sediments; Sand; Shelf zones

Indexed keywords

EID: 54549123725     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01221     Document Type: Conference Paper

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