Effects of sinking velocities and microbial respiration rates on the attenuation of particulate carbon fluxes through the mesopelagic zone

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 175-193

  McDonnell, A M P ^a   Boyd, P W ^b,c   Buesseler, K O ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

biological pump; carbon flux; marine particles; microbial respiration; sinking velocity

Indexed keywords

CARBON FLUX; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; MESOPELAGIC ZONE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PARTICULATE FLUX; RESPIRATION; SEDIMENT TRAP; TIME SERIES; WATER DEPTH;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 85027943134     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: 19449224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014GB004935     Document Type: Article

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