Influence of sediment permeability and mineral composition on organic matter degradation in three sediments from the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 369-384

  Rasheed, Mohammed ^a,b   Badran, Mohammad I ^b   Huettel, Markus ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Carbonate; Organic matter decomposition; Permeability; Sediment; Silicate; Silt clay

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE SEDIMENT; DECOMPOSITION; MARINE SEDIMENT; ORGANIC MATTER; PERMEABILITY; SILICATE MINERAL;

GULF OF AQABA; RED SEA;

SPIRULINA;

EID: 0042208215     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7714(02)00362-1     Document Type: Article

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