Stable isotope systematics of two cenotes from the northern Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1808-1818

  Socki, Richard A ^a   Perry Jr , Eugene C ^b   Romanek, Christopher S ^c  

^a LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESHWATER; INTERFACE; SEAWATER; SINKHOLE; STABLE ISOTOPE; SULFATE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0036867104     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2002.47.6.1808     Document Type: Article

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