The ratios of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in a wetland coastal ecosystem of Southern India

International Review of Hydrobiology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 179-186

  Mathews, Lizen ^a   Chandramohanakumar, N ^a  

^a Department of Physics   (India)

Author keywords

Monsoon; Nitrogen; Organic carbon; Phosphorus; Seasonal variations; Sediments

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

INDIA;

EID: 0038104997     PISSN: 14342944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/iroh.200390013     Document Type: Article

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