Integrated survey of elemental stoichiometry (C, N, P) from the western to eastern Mediterranean Sea

Biogeosciences

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 883-899

  Pujo Pay, M ^a,b   Conan, P ^a,b   Oriol, L ^a,b   Cornet Barthaux, V ^c   Falco, C ^d   Ghiglione, J F ^a,b   Goyet, C ^d   Moutin, T ^c   Prieur, L ^b,e  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^d IMAGES EA 4218   (France)

^e LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA SET; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; HYDRODYNAMICS; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; REDFIELD RATIO; STOICHIOMETRY; STRATIFICATION; SURFACE WATER; THERMOCLINE; WATER MASS;

GULF OF LION; LEVANTINE SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (EAST);

EID: 79954441583     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-8-883-2011     Document Type: Article

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