Seasonal variability of the inorganic carbon system in the Amundsen Gulf region of the Southeastern Beaufort Sea

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 303-322

  Shadwick, E H ^a   Thomas, H ^a   Chierici, M ^b   Else, B ^c   Fransson, A ^b   Michel, C ^d   Miller, L A ^e   Mucci, A ^f   Niemi, A ^d   Papakyriakou, T N ^c   Tremblay, J E ^g  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^d FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^f MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; ARCHIPELAGO; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; AUTOTROPHY; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEEP WATER; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; HETEROTROPHY; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; ORGANIC MATTER; PARTIAL PRESSURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SURFACE WATER; WATER COLUMN;

AMUNDSEN GULF; ARCTIC OCEAN; BEAUFORT SEA;

ALGAE;

EID: 78649597484     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2011.56.1.0303     Document Type: Article

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