Transfer of seston lipids during a flagellate bloom from the surface to the benthic community in the Weddell Sea

Total lipid and fatty acid concentrations were studied in a late spring-early summer flagellate-dominated bloom in the Weddell Sea. These indicators were considered a good tool for assessing the quality of organic matter settling from surface to deep-water layers (epibenthic water layers). The resul...

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Main Authors: Sergio Rossi, Enrique Isla, Alfredo Martínez-García, Núria Moraleda, Josep María Gili, Antoni Rosell-Melé, Wolf E. Arntz, Dieter Gerdes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2013-09-01
Series:Scientia Marina
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Online Access:http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/1470

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