Biogeochemistry and carbon mass balance of a coccolithophore bloom in the northern Bay of Biscay (June 2006)

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 111-127

  Harlay, J ^a,b   Chou, L ^a   De Bodt, C ^a   Van Oostende, N ^c   Piontek, J ^d   Suykens, K ^b   Engel, A ^d   Sabbe, K ^c   Groom, S ^e   Delille, B ^b   Borges, A V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^e PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bay of Biscay; Calcification; CO2 fluxes; Coccolithophores; Dark community respiration; Emiliania huxleyi; Primary production

Indexed keywords

BAY OF BISCAY; CALCIFICATION; CO2 FLUXES; COCCOLITHOPHORES; DARK COMMUNITY RESPIRATION; EMILIANIA HUXLEYI; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMINERALIZATION; BONE; CHLOROPHYLL; NUTRIENTS; OCEAN STRUCTURES; PHYSIOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; SILICATES; TIDES; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

BLOOMS (METAL);

ALGAL BLOOM; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CALCIFICATION; CARBON FLUX; CHLOROPHYLL A; COCCOLITH; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; DIATOM; INTERNAL TIDE; MASS BALANCE; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REMOTE SENSING; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SHELF BREAK; SILICATE; STRATIFICATION; TIME SERIES; VERTICAL MIXING; WATER MASS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EMILIANIA HUXLEYI; HAPTOPHYCEAE; VINDULA ARSINOE;

EID: 79451468767     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2010.11.005     Document Type: Article

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