Phosphorus cycling in marine sediments from the continental margin off Namibia

Marine Geology

Volumn 274, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 95-106

  Küster Heins, Kathrin ^a   Steinmetz, Ekkehard ^a   De Lange, Gert J ^c   Zabel, Matthias ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Benguela Upwelling System; Benthic iron cycle; Benthic phosphorus cycle; Particle mixing

Indexed keywords

BENGUELA; BENTHIC PHOSPHORUS CYCLE; IRON CYCLE; PARTICLE MIXING; UPWELLING SYSTEMS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DISSOLUTION; IRON COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOSPHORUS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SEDIMENTOLOGY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; WATER;

PHASE INTERFACES;

BENTHIC FLUX; BIOGENIC DEPOSIT; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; IRON; IRON HYDROXIDE; MARINE SEDIMENT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC PHOSPHORUS; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS CYCLE; POREWATER; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BENGUELA CURRENT; NAMIBIA;

EID: 77954860306     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2010.03.008     Document Type: Article

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