In-situ determination of dissolved iron production in recent marine sediments

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 282-291

  Krom, Michael D ^a   Mortimer, Robert J G ^a   Poulton, Simon W ^a   Hayes, Peter ^b   Davies, Ian M ^b   Davison, William ^c   Zhang, Hao ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DGT; Dissolved iron; Fe production; Marine sediments; Pore waters

Indexed keywords

IN SITU MEASUREMENT; IRON; MARINE SEDIMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036438897     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-002-8072-y     Document Type: Article

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