Distribution of pigments and fatty acid biomarkers in particulate matter from the frontal structure of the Alboran Sea (SW Mediterranean Sea)
Tolosa, I.; Vescovali, I.; Leblond, N.; Marty, J.-Claude; De-Mora, S.; Prieur, L.
Marine Chemistry 88(3-4): 103-125
2004
ISSN/ISBN: 0304-4203 DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2004.03.005
Accession: 011969739
The distribution of pigments and fatty acid biogeochemistry of suspended and sinking particles collected in a frontal zone in the western Mediterranean (Almeria-Oran Front) was investigated to determine the sources and fate of the organic matter in relation to the physical forcing of the geostrophic front. Three hydrodynamic structures, comprising the Atlantic jet, an anticyclonic gyre and the surrounding Mediterranean waters, were explored.