Type |
Article |
Date |
1992 |
Language |
English |
Author(s) |
Schmidt S, Nival P, Reyss Jl, Baker M, Buatmenard P |
Affiliation(s) |
OBSERV OCEANOL,ZOOL STN,F-06230 VILLEFRANCHE MER,FRANCE |
Source |
Oceanologica Acta (0399-1784) (Gauthier-Villars), 1992 , Vol. 15 , N. 2 , P. 227-231 |
WOS© Times Cited |
10 |
Keyword(s) |
TH-234, ZOOPLANKTON, SCAVENGING, PARTICLE FLUX |
Abstract |
Dissolved and particulate Th-234 activities were determined and phyto- and zooplankton biomass were periodically measured 8 miles off Nice (Mediterranean Sea) during spring 1987. The results show a strong variability of Th-234 distribution on short time scales in northwestern Mediterranean surface waters. The good correlation observed between the zooplankton biomass and the rate of Th-234 export to deep water in particulate form is in agreement with the assumption that the residence time of particulate Th-234 in oceanic surface waters is controlled by zooplankton grazing. Moreover, our results indicate the importance of salps in particular as efficient removers of small suspended particles in surface waters. |
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