Temporal and spatial variations in signatures of sedimented organic matter in Lingding Bay (Pearl estuary), Southern China

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 82, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 47-54

  Jia, Guo Dong ^a   Peng, Ping An ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon isotope; Estuary; Organic carbon; Sediment core; Southern China

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; ESTUARINE CHEMISTRY; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; SEDIMENT CORE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

CHINA; LINGDING BAY;

EID: 0038346009     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4203(03)00050-1     Document Type: Article

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