Prominent bacterial heterotrophy and sources of 13C-depleted fatty acids to the interior Canada Basin

Biogeosciences

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 7065-7080

  Shah, S R ^a   Griffith, D R ^a   Galy, V ^a   McNichol, A P ^a   Eglinton, T I ^b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; FATTY ACID; HETEROTROPHY; ICE COVER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; SEA ICE; SUMMER; SURFACE WATER;

ARCTIC OCEAN; CANADA BASIN;

EID: 84887425716     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-7065-2013     Document Type: Article

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