Variation in the seston C: N ratio of the Arctic Ocean and pan-Arctic shelves

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 129, Issue , 2014, Pages 214-223

  Frigstad, Helene ^a,b,c   Andersen, Tom ^d   Bellerby, Richard G J ^a,b,e   Silyakova, Anna ^a,b   Hessen, Dag O ^d  

^a Uni Research   (Norway)

^b BJERKNES CENTRE FOR CLIMATE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^e NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Arctic; Carbon; Nitrogen; Redfield ratio; Stoichiometry

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY; ORGANIC CARBON;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC OCEAN; ARCTIC SHELF; BARENTS SEA; C:N RATIO; ORGANIC NITROGEN; ORGANIC PARTICULATES; PAN-ARCTIC; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; REDFIELD RATIO;

STOICHIOMETRY;

CARBON; CHLOROPHYLL A; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DOMINANCE; FRACTIONATION; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; SESTON;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC OCEAN; BARENTS SEA; NORWEGIAN MARGIN [NORWEGIAN SEA]; NORWEGIAN SEA; SIBERIA;

ALGAE;

EID: 84888433280     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2013.06.004     Document Type: Article

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