Vertical fluxes of particulate biogenic material through the euphotic and twilight zones in the Cariaco Basin, Venezuela

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 67, Issue , 2012, Pages 73-84

  Montes, Enrique ^a   Muller Karger, Frank ^a   Thunell, Robert ^b   Hollander, David ^a   Astor, Yrene ^c   Varela, Ramón ^c   Soto, Inia ^a   Lorenzoni, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c FUNDACIÓN LA SALLE DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Cariaco Basin; Euphotic zone; Particulate inorganic carbon flux; Particulate organic carbon flux; PITs; POC; Primary production; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

CARIACO BASIN; EUPHOTIC ZONE; INORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON FLUXES; PITS; POC; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; UPWELLING;

CALCITE; CHLOROPHYLL; SILICA;

SURFACES;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CHLOROPHYLL A; COCCOLITH; EUPHOTIC ZONE; FORAMINIFERA; MOORING SYSTEM; PARTICULATE FLUX; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE ORGANIC NITROGEN; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEDIMENT TRAP; SETTLING VELOCITY; SHELL; SILICA; STRATIFICATION; TWILIGHT; UPWELLING; VERTICAL MIXING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIACO BASIN; CARIBBEAN SEA;

FORAMINIFERA; HAPTOPHYCEAE;

EID: 84864248915     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2012.05.005     Document Type: Article

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