Flux and composition of settling particles across the continental margin of the Gulf of Lion: the role of dense shelf water cascading

Settling particles were collected using sediment traps deployed along three transects in the Lacaze-Duthiers and Cap de Creus canyons and the adjacent southern open slope from October 2005 to October 2006. The settling material was analyzed to obtain total mass fluxes and main constituent contents (...

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Main Authors: C. Pasqual, A. Sanchez-Vidal, D. Zúñiga, A. Calafat, M. Canals, X. Durrieu de Madron, P. Puig, S. Heussner, A. Palanques, N. Delsaut
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2010-01-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/7/217/2010/bg-7-217-2010.pdf