The role of benthic foraminifera in the benthic nitrogen cycle of the Peruvian oxygen minimum zone

Biogeosciences

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 4767-4783

  Glock, N ^a,b   Schonfeld J ^b   Eisenhauer, A ^b   Hensen, C ^b   Mallon, J ^a,c   Sommer, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

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

^c Geoteam Schaffer   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; FUNGUS; GLOBAL CHANGE; NITROGEN CYCLE; OXYGEN MINIMUM LAYER; PROKARYOTE; WATER DEPTH;

PERU;

EID: 84880500626     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-4767-2013     Document Type: Article

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