Introduction to the Biogeochemistry from the Oligotrophic to the Ultraoligotrophic Mediterranean (BOUM) experiment

Biogeosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 3817-3825

  Moutin, T ^a   Van Wambeke, F ^a   Prieur, L ^b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICYCLONE; BIOGENIC DEPOSIT; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; EDDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GLOBAL CLIMATE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NUTRIENT CYCLING; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PLANKTON; STRATIFICATION;

BOUCHES DU RHONE; CYPRUS; FRANCE; MARSEILLES; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D'AZUR;

EID: 84867443662     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-9-3817-2012     Document Type: Article

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