Benthic phosphorus and iron budgets for three NW African slope sediments: A balance approach

Biogeosciences

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 469-480

  Kuster Heins K ^a   De Lange, G J ^b   Zabel, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOTURBATION; CATALYSIS; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; IRON; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MODEL TEST; PHOSPHORUS;

AFRICA;

EID: 76749115731     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-7-469-2010     Document Type: Article

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