Isotopic composition of particulate organic nitrogen and its relationship to nitrate assimilation in the mediterranean sea;Composición isotópica del nitrógeno en la materia orgánica en suspensión y su relación con la asimilación de nitrato en el mediterráneo

Scientia Marina

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 745-753

  Mercado, Jesús M ^a   Ramírez, Teodoro ^a   Cortés, Dolores ^a   Liger, Esperanza ^b  

^a Instituto Español de Oceanografía   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alboran sea; Mineralization; Organic matter; Phytoplankton; Primary production; Seasonal cycle

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; MINERALIZATION; NITRATE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; ORGANIC MATTER; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE ORGANIC NITROGEN; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ALBORAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 78650850752     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: 18868134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2010.74n4745     Document Type: Article

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