High resolution profiles of vertical particulate organic matter export off Cape Blanc, Mauritania: Degradation processes and ballasting effects

2010/04/01 by Morten Hvitfeldt Iversen, Nicolas Nowald, Helle Ploug +2 · 7 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Environmental Science · #Marine Biology and Ecology Research #Marine and coastal ecosystems #Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology

paper · doi:10.1016/j.dsr.2010.03.007

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