Oxygen, carbon, and nutrients in the oligotrophic eastern subtropical North Atlantic

Biogeosciences

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1143-1156

  Kahler P ^a   Oschlies, A ^a   Dietze, H ^a   Koeve, W ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; ESTIMATION METHOD; GEOACCUMULATION; NITRATE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; OXYGEN; PHOSPHATE; REGENERATION; SUBSURFACE FLOW; SUBTROPICAL REGION; SURFACE WATER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 80051493375     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-7-1143-2010     Document Type: Article

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