Carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes in suspended matter and sediments from the Schelde Estuary

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 60, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 217-225

  Middelburg, Jack J ^a   Nieuwenhuize, Joop ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carbon; Estuaries; Nitrogen; Scheldt River; Stable isotopes; Suspended materials

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ISOTOPE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; SEDIMENT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

NETHERLANDS; SCHELDE ESTUARY;

EID: 0032051851     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4203(97)00104-7     Document Type: Article

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