Organic matter in deepwater sediments of the Northern Gulf of Mexico and its relationship to the distribution of benthic organisms

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 55, Issue 24-26, 2008, Pages 2563-2571

  Morse, John W ^a   Beazley, Melanie J ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic; Gulf of Mexico; Organic carbon; Sediments; Stable isotopes; Surface area

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; FIRE HAZARDS; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WATER CONTENT;

BENTHIC; BENTHIC ORGANISMS; CARBONATE CONTENTS; DEEPWATER SEDIMENTS; FREE BASIS; GEOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; GULF OF MEXICO; INVERSE CORRELATIONS; ORGANIC CARBON (OC; ORGANIC MATTERS; OVERLYING WATERS; OXYGEN EXPOSURES; SEDIMENT SAMPLES; STABLE ISOTOPES; SURFACE AREA; VARIABLE SOURCES; WATER DEPTHS;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; DEEP WATER; DEEP-SEA BENTHOS; DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; MACROBENTHOS; MEIOFAUNA; ORGANIC CARBON; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; STABLE ISOTOPE; SURFACE AREA; WATER DEPTH;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 57049163501     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2008.07.004     Document Type: Article

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