Enhanced rates of particulate organic matter remineralization by microzooplankton are diminished by added ballast minerals

Biogeosciences

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 5755-5765

  Le Moigne, F A C ^a   Gallinari, M ^b   Laurenceau, E ^b,c   De La Rocha, C L ^b  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; CALCITE; DARK; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; EXCRETION; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; REMINERALIZATION; SILICON; WATER COLUMN; ZOOPLANKTON;

EID: 84883502292     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-5755-2013     Document Type: Article

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