The short-term fate of organic carbon in marine sediments: Comparing the Pakistan margin to other regions

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 56, Issue 6-7, 2009, Pages 393-402

  Woulds, C ^a   Andersson, J H ^b,c   Cowie, G L ^a   Middelburg, J J ^b   Levin, L A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^c DANISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^d INTEGRATIVE OCEANOGRAPHY DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabian Sea; Bacteria; Benthos; Organic carbon; Pulse chase experiment; Respiration

Indexed keywords

ARABIAN SEA; BACTERIAL UPTAKE; BENTHOS; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES; DEEP SEA; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; LOW OXYGEN; MACROFAUNA; MACROFAUNAL COMMUNITY; MARINE SEDIMENTS; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN MINIMUM ZONE; PAKISTAN; PHYTODETRITUS; PULSE-CHASE EXPERIMENT; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATION RATE; SEA FLOOR; TRACER STUDY;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOMASS; EXPERIMENTS; FIRE HAZARDS; ORGANIC CARBON; OXYGEN SUPPLY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIA;

BACTERIUM; BENTHOS; BIOACTIVITY; BIOMASS; BURROWING; CARBON CYCLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DOMINANCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FORAMINIFERA; MARINE SEDIMENT; ORGANIC CARBON; OXYGEN MINIMUM LAYER; RESPIRATION; SEAFLOOR; TRACER;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FORAMINIFERA; METAZOA;

EID: 67349193702     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2008.10.008     Document Type: Article

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