On the chemical dynamics of extracellular polysaccharides in the high Arctic surface microlayer

The surface microlayer (SML) represents a unique system of which the physicochemical characteristics may differ from those of the underlying subsurface seawater (SSW). Within the Arctic pack ice area, the SML has been characterized as enriched in small colloids of biological origin, resulting from e...

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Main Authors: Q. Gao, C. Leck, C. Rauschenberg, P. A. Matrai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-07-01
Series:Ocean Science
Online Access:http://www.ocean-sci.net/8/401/2012/os-8-401-2012.pdf