Oxygen penetration deep into the sediment of the south pacific gyre

Biogeosciences

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1467-1478

  Fischer, J P ^a   Ferdelman, T G ^a   D'Hondt, S ^b   Roy H ^c   Wenzhofer F ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FLUX MEASUREMENT; GYRE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENTATION RATE;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTH);

EID: 69249209803     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-6-1467-2009     Document Type: Article

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