Biological and physical processes structuring deep-sea surface sediments in the Scotia and Weddell Seas, Antarctica

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 51, Issue 14-16, 2004, Pages 1515-1532

  Diaz, Robert J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; BIOTURBATION; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE (SWI); SURFACE SEDIMENTS;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MANGANESE; SEA ICE; SEDIMENTS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT PROPERTY; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; OCEANIC REGIONS; SCOTIA SEA; SOUTHERN OCEAN; WEDDELL SEA; WORLD;

EID: 9644295910     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2004.06.022     Document Type: Article

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