Uncoupled distributions of transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) and dissolved carbohydrates in the Southern Ocean

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 115, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 59-65

  Ortega Retuerta, E ^a,b   Reche, I ^a,b   Pulido Villena, E ^c   Agusti S ^d   Duarte, C M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

^d INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbohydrates; Monosaccharides; Polysaccharides; Southern Ocean; Transparent exopolymer particles

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CARBOHYDRATE; CHLOROPHYLL A; EXOPOLYMER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MIXED LAYER; ORGANIC CARBON; PHYTOPLANKTON; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; SOUTHERN OCEAN; WEST ANTARCTICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 69249209650     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2009.06.004     Document Type: Article

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