Diatom fluxes in surface sediments of the Goban Spur continental margin, NE Atlantic Ocean

Bao, Roberto; De Stigter, Henko; Van Weering, Tjeerd C. E.

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Diatom fluxes in surface sediments of the Goban Spur continental margin, NE Atlantic Ocean

Roberto Bao, Henko De Stigter, and Tjeerd C. E. Van Weering

Roberto Bao

Universidade da Corua, Facultade de Ciencias, Campus da Zapateira s/n, 15071 A Coruña, Spain (e-mail: )

Henko De Stigter

Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), P.O Box 59, 1790 AB Den Burg, Texel, The Netherlands (e-mail: and )

Tjeerd C. E. Van Weering

Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), P.O Box 59, 1790 AB Den Burg, Texel, The Netherlands (e-mail: and )

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