The link between meiofauna and surface productivity in the Southern Ocean

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 108, Issue , 2014, Pages 60-68

  Lins, L ^a,b   Guilini, K ^a   Veit Kohler G ^c   Hauquier, F ^a   Alves, R M S ^a   Esteves, A M ^b   Vanreusel, A ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c SENCKENBERG DEUTSCHES ENTOMOLOGISCHES INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benthic pelagic coupling; Deep sea; Meiofauna; POC flux; Primary productivity

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON;

BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING; DEEP SEA; MEIOFAUNA; POC FLUX; PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY;

ORGANIC CARBON;

BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING; CARBON FLUX; CHLOROPHYLL A; MEIOFAUNA; NEMATODE; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; POLAR FRONT; SATELLITE DATA; SEAFLOOR; UPPER OCEAN;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 84908275897     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2014.05.003     Document Type: Article

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