Loss of organic matter from riverine particles in deltas

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1507-1511

  Keil, Richard G ^a   Mayer, Lawrence M ^b   Quay, Paul D ^a   Richey, Jeffrey E ^a   Hedges, John I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DELTA SEDIMENT; DELTAIC SEDIMENT; DELTAIC SEDIMENTATION; ORGANIC MATTER; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; RIVER SEDIMENT; RIVERINE PARTICLES; SEDIMENT DEPOSITION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

EID: 0030913274     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(97)00044-6     Document Type: Article

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