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Carbon and nitrogen biogeochemistry in the ocean: A study using stable isotope natural abundanceDetermining the biogeochemical pathways traveled by carbon and nitrogen in the ocean is fundamental to the understanding of how the ocean participates in the cycling of these elements within the biosphere. Because biological production, metabolism, and respiration can significantly alter the natural abundance of C-13 and N-15, these abundances can provide important information about the nature of these biological processes and their variability in the marine environment. The research initially seeks to characterize the spatial and temporal patterns of stable isotope abundances in organic matter, and to relate these abundances to C and N biogeochemical processes within selected areas of the northeastern Pacific Ocean.
Document ID
19930073162
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Rau, G. H.
(San Francisco State Univ. Tiburon, CA., United States)
Desmarais, David J.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1985
Publication Information
Publication: First Symposium on Biospheric Research
Subject Category
Oceanography
Accession Number
93N70609
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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