Biogenic nitrogen gas production at the oxic-anoxic interface in the Cariaco Basin, Venezuela

Biogeosciences

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 267-279

  Montes, E ^a   Altabet, M A ^b   Muller Karger, F E ^a   Scranton, M I ^c   Thunell, R C ^d   Benitez Nelson, C ^d   Lorenzoni, L ^a   Astor, Y M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e FUNDACIÓN LA SALLE DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGENIC EMISSION; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; OXIC CONDITIONS; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; SAMPLING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; UPWELLING; VENTILATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIACO BASIN; CARIBBEAN SEA; VENEZUELA;

EID: 84872712721     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-267-2013     Document Type: Article

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