Geological, geochemical and biogeochemical data on boundary zones of the Atlantic Ocean

Results of studies in two biogeochemically active zones of the Atlantic Ocean (the Benguela upwelling waters and the region influenced by the Congo River run-off) are reported in the book. A multidisciplinary approach included studies of the major elements of the ocean ecosystem: sea water, plankton, suspended matter, bottom sediments, interstitial waters, aerosols, as well as a wide complex of oceanographic studies carried out under a common program. Such an approach, as well as a use of new methodical solutions led to obtaining principally new information on different aspects of oceanology.

Organic carbon and opal fluxes from Ierapetra sediment trap (from June 2010 to May 2013)

We provide data on organic carbon and opal fluxes and d13C obtained with a sediment trap deployed in the Ierapetra Basin (eastern Mediterranean Sea), from June 2010 to May 2013. Data was obtained within the framework of the REDECO (Regional Drivers of Ecosystem Change and its Influence on Deep-Sea Populations in the Mediterranean) project.