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| Provedor de dados: |
ArchiMer
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| País: |
France
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| Título: |
Vertical particle-flux in outer shelf waters of the southern bay-of-biscay in summer 1993
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| Autores: |
Fernandez, E
Maranon, E
Cabal, J
Alvarez, F
Anadon, R
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| Data: |
1995
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| Ano: |
1995
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| Resumo: |
Export of particulate matter out of the euphotic zone was measured in the southern Bay of Biscay in summer 1993 using shallow (50 m) sediment traps deployed for a short period in outer shelf waters. The sedimented material consisted of intact and degraded faecal pellets, diatom frustules, coccolithophorid cells, detached coccoliths and zooplankton remains. Measured vertical fluxes were 173-236 mg C m(-2) day(-1), 18-20 mg N m(-2) day(-1) and 3.8-4.5 mg C m(-2) day(-1), respectively for particulate organic carbon (POC), particulate organic nitrogen (PON) and particulate inorganic carbon (PIC). The downward flux of POC represented 24-37% of the estimated primary production. Export of PIC accounted for only 2% of the total carbon flux. A large proportion (50-70%) of the material retained in the traps originated from phytoplankton. The contribution of 'living' phytoplankton to organic carbon fluxing out of the fertile zone was, however, less than 10%.
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| Tipo: |
Text
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00097/20786/18411.pdf
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| Editor: |
Gauthier-Villars
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| Relação: |
http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00097/20786/
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| Formato: |
application/pdf
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| Fonte: |
Oceanologica Acta (0399-1784) (Gauthier-Villars), 1995 , Vol. 18 , N. 3 , P. 379-384
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