Isotopic constraints on the Si-biogeochemical cycle of the Antarctic Zone in the Kerguelen area (KEOPS)

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 123, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 11-22

  Fripiat, François ^a,b   Cavagna, Anne Julie ^c   Savoye, Nicolas ^c,d   Dehairs, Frank ^c   André, Luc ^a   Cardinal, Damien ^a,e  

^a ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^d OBSERVATOIRE DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

Antarctic Zone; Diatoms; Isotope fractionation; Silicon cycle; Silicon isotopes; Southern Ocean

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC DEPOSIT; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CHLOROPHYLL; CIRCUMPOLAR CURRENT; DEEP WATER; DISSOLUTION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; MASS BALANCE; MIXED LAYER; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SEAWATER; SILICON; SPATIAL VARIATION; STRATIFICATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TIMESCALE; WATER DEPTH;

INDIAN OCEAN; KERGUELEN PLATEAU; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 78650309125     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2010.08.005     Document Type: Article

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