Sources and distribution of organic matter in a river-dominated estuary (Winyah Bay, SC, USA)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 57, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 1023-1048

  Goñi, Miguel A ^a   Teixeira, Maria J ^a,b   Perkeya, David W ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Department of Natural Resources   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dissolved organic matter; Lignin phenols; Particulate organic matter; River dominated estuary; Sedimentary organic matter; Stable carbon isotopes; Surface area

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC DEPOSIT; ESTUARY; ORGANIC MATTER; PROVENANCE; RIVER DISCHARGE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TERRIGENOUS DEPOSIT;

SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES; WINYAH BAY;

ALGAE; GYMNOSPERMAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; POACEAE; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 0141563513     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7714(03)00008-8     Document Type: Article

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