14C as a tracer of labile organic matter in Antarctic benthic food webs

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 55, Issue 22-23, 2008, Pages 2438-2450

  Purinton, Brett L ^a   DeMaster, David J ^a   Thomas, Carrie J ^a   Smith, Craig R ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic carbon cycling; Feeding strategies of deposit feeders; FOODBANCS; Labile organic matter; Radiocarbon; West Antarctic Peninsula Continental Shelf

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; FIRE HAZARDS; FOOD ADDITIVES; HISTOLOGY; ISOTOPES; OCEAN HABITATS; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; RADIOISOTOPES; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SURFACES; TISSUE;

BENTHIC CARBON CYCLING; FEEDING STRATEGIES OF DEPOSIT FEEDERS; FOODBANCS; LABILE ORGANIC MATTER; RADIOCARBON; WEST ANTARCTIC PENINSULA CONTINENTAL SHELF;

FEEDING;

BENTHOS; CARBON CYCLE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; FOOD WEB; MARINE SEDIMENT; NITROGEN; NUTRITION; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; PLANKTON; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA SHELF; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

AMPHIPNEUSTES LORIOLI; BATHYPLOTES; ECHIURA; HOLOTHUROIDEA; INVERTEBRATA; MOLPADIA MUSCULUS; MUS MUSCULUS; PENIAGONE;

EID: 57049108124     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2008.06.004     Document Type: Article

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