Activity of the respiratory electron transport system and respiration rates within the oxygen minimum layer of the Arabian Sea
IR@NIO: CSIR-National Institute Of Oceanography, Goa
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Naqvi, S.W.A.
Shailaja, M.S. |
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2009-05-06T10:32:58Z
2009-05-06T10:32:58Z 1993 |
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Deep-Sea Research (II: Topical Studies in Oceanography), Vol.40; 687-695p.
http://hdl.handle.net/2264/2806 |
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Measurements of the activity of the respirtory electron transport system (ETS) at 15 stations in the Arabian Sea during the northeast monsoon (December 1988) yield high respiration rates that do not correlate with the trends in primary productivity. The rates are unlikely to be sustainEd. by the supply of carbon associated with the sinking particles alone, and seem to suggest a major role for dissolved and/or suspended organic matter in fueling oxygen consumption and denitrification. The data are utilized to compute a denitrification rate of 24-33 Tg N y sup(-1) in the Arabian Sea. This estimate agrees with the estimate based on the exports of nitrate deficits outside the denitrification zone. The ventilation time of the denitrifying layer is calcullated as approx 1 year
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en
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Pergamon
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Copyright [1993]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository.
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respiration
oxygen minimum layer oxygen consumption denitrification monsoons |
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Activity of the respiratory electron transport system and respiration rates within the oxygen minimum layer of the Arabian Sea
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Journal Article
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