Abstract
Presents data from 25 stations in the Levantine Basin of the E Mediterranean. The surface layer, to a depth of 150m, had a silicic acid content of 1.2μM and a nitrate concentration <1μM, while the maximum reached at depth was 5.4-6.5μM nitrate and 9.9-14.6μM nitrate and 9.9-14.6μM silicic acid except for three stations close to the Egyptian coast where a value of 17μM was reached. There was sometimes a small nitrate maximum (0.1-0.5μM) at 600m (400-800m). The elemental ratio (O:N) for decomposing organic matter was 138:11.0-13.0, considerably different from the usual Redfield ratio. -from Authors
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 189-194 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Oceanologica Acta |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - 1991 |
| Externally published | Yes |