New insights into C, N and P stoichiometry in the mediterranean Sea: The adriatic sea case

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 44, Issue , 2012, Pages 83-93

  Santinelli, C ^a   Ibello, V ^b   Lavezza, R ^a   Civitarese, G ^c   Seritti, A ^a  

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE OGS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; DOC; DON; DOP; Nutrients; Water masses

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DEEP WATER; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; MIXING; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHOSPHORUS; STOCHASTICITY; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER MASS;

ADRIATIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 84864600522     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2012.02.015     Document Type: Article

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