Variation of reactivity of particulate and sedimentary organic matter along the Zhujiang River Estuary

Acta Oceanologica Sinica

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 557-568

  Chen, Jianfang ^a,b   Jin, Haiyan ^a,b   Yin, Kedong ^c   Li, Yan ^a,b  

^a Key Lab of Submarine Geosci State   (China)

^b Chongqing Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

^c HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Organic matter; Reactivity; The Zhujiang River Estuary

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ESTUARINE CHEMISTRY; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; REACTION KINETICS; RIVER PLUME;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG ESTUARY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0346670007     PISSN: 0253505X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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