Pelagic-benthic coupling in the western Barents Sea: Processes and time scales

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 55, Issue 20-21, 2008, Pages 2372-2380

  Renaud, Paul E ^a,b   Morata, Nathalie ^b   Carroll, Michael L ^a   Denisenko, Stanislav G ^c   Reigstad, Marit ^d  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Arctic; Benthos; Carbon cycling; Continental shelf; Sediment oxygen demand; Vertical flux

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEMS; OCEANOGRAPHY; OXYGEN; PAINT; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SEDIMENTATION;

ARCTIC; BENTHOS; CARBON CYCLING; CONTINENTAL SHELF; SEDIMENT OXYGEN DEMAND; VERTICAL FLUX;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING; CARBON CYCLE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTINENTAL SHELF; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ICE COVER; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PIGMENT; SEDIMENT TRAP; VERTICAL MOVEMENT; WATER MASS;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BARENTS SEA;

EID: 56949090857     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2008.05.017     Document Type: Article

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