Mineralization of organic matter in intertidal sediments of a tropical semi-enclosed delta

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 451-467

  Alongi, D M ^a   Tirendi, F ^a   Dixon, P ^a   Trott, L A ^a   Brunskill, G J ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon cycle; Deltas; Intertidal mud habitat; Mangrove swamp; Mineralization; Organic matter; Tropics

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; DENITRIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MINERALIZATION; OXIDATION; REDUCTION;

INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MANGROVE; MINERALIZATION; MUDFLAT; ORGANIC MATTER; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

AUSTRALIA; HINCHINBROOK CHANNEL; QUEENSLAND;

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 0033118792     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1998.0465     Document Type: Article

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