Sediment community responses to marine vs. terrigenous organic matter in a submarine canyon

The Whittard Canyon is a branching submarine canyon on the Celtic continental margin, which may act as a conduit for sediment and organic matter (OM) transport from the European continental slope to the abyssal sea floor. In situ stable-isotope labelling experiments were conducted in the eastern and...

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Main Authors: W. R. Hunter, A. Jamieson, V. A. I. Huvenne, U. Witte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/10/67/2013/bg-10-67-2013.pdf