Observations of the sediment-water interface: Marine and fresh water environments

Marine Georesources and Geotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 255-274

  Hulbert, Matthew H ^a   Bennett, Richard H ^b   Baerwald, Roy J ^c   Long, Richard L ^d   Curry, Kenneth J ^e   Curry, Ann L ^e   Abril, Maritza T ^e  

^a Research Dynamics   (United States)

^b SEAPROBE Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^d Family Clinic   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Microbiota; Microfabric; Porosity; Sediment pore water; Sediment water interface

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); SAND; SEDIMENTS;

XENOCHEMICAL RESPONSES;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

FRESHWATER SEDIMENT; MARINE SEDIMENT; POREWATER; POROSITY; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE;

EID: 0036822904     PISSN: 1064119X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03608860290051949     Document Type: Article

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