Biochemical composition of seston in two upwelling sites within the Humboldt Current System (21°S to 23°S): Summer conditions

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 82, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 61-71

  Isla, Enrique ^a   Homs, Patricia ^a   Sañé, Elisabet ^a   Escribano, Rubén ^b   Claramunt, Gabriel ^c   Teixidó, Nuria ^d  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD ARTURO PRAT   (Chile)

^d CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biogenic silica; Humboldt Current System; Lipids; Proteins; Seston; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC COMMUNITIES; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOCHEMICAL QUALITY; BIOGENIC SILICA; CHEMICAL QUALITY; CONCENTRATION OF; FISH LARVAE; FLUORESCENCE PEAK; HIGH PRODUCTIVITY; HUMBOLDT CURRENT SYSTEM; LATERAL TRANSPORT; NORTHERN CHILE; OXYGEN MINIMUM ZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTERS; SEDIMENT RESUSPENSION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTERS; UPPER BOUNDARY; WATER COLUMNS;

AGRICULTURE; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CARBOHYDRATES; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; FOOD SUPPLY; LIPIDS; OXYGEN; SILICA;

PROTEINS;

BENTHOS; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CARBOHYDRATE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIATOM; FISH; FOOD SUPPLY; LARVA; LIPID; OXYGEN; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PROTEIN; PYCNOCLINE; RESUSPENSION; SESTON; SILICA; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; UPWELLING; WATER COLUMN; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANTOFAGASTA; CHILE; HUMBOLDT CURRENT; MEJILLONES DEL SUR BAY; PACIFIC OCEAN;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 77954862086     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2010.03.004     Document Type: Article

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