The FOODBANCS project: Introduction and sinking fluxes of organic carbon, chlorophyll-a and phytodetritus on the western Antarctic Peninsula continental shelf

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 55, Issue 22-23, 2008, Pages 2404-2414

  Smith, Craig R ^a   Mincks, Sarah ^a,c   DeMaster, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctic benthos; Organic carbon flux; Pelagic benthic coupling; Phytodetritus; Sediment traps; Time series

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; CHLOROPHYLL; ECOSYSTEMS; FIRE HAZARDS; FLOORS; FLUXES; PORPHYRINS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SEDIMENT TRAPS; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

ANTARCTIC BENTHOS; ORGANIC CARBON FLUX; PELAGIC-BENTHIC COUPLING; PHYTODETRITUS; TIME SERIES;

ORGANIC CARBON;

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BENTHOS; CHLOROPHYLL; CONTINENTAL SHELF; FOOD WEB; ORGANIC CARBON; PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT; PHYTODETRITUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEDIMENT TRAP; TIME SERIES;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA SHELF; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

ALGAE;

EID: 57049127623     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

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