Bulk organic matter and lipid biomarker composition of Chesapeake Bay surficial sediments as indicators of environmental processes

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 319-341

  Zimmerman, A R ^a   Canuel, E A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chesapeake Bay; Estuaries; Estuarine sedimentation; Lipids; Organic matter

Indexed keywords

BAY; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; BIOPROCESS; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NITROGEN METABOLISM; ORGANIC MATTER; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED STATES;

BIOMARKER; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; LIPID; ORGANIC MATTER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034782108     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.2001.0815     Document Type: Article

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