Seasonal and spatial variations in the source and transport of sinking particles in the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada

Marine Geology

Volumn 216, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 59-77

  Johannessen, Sophia C ^a   O'Brien, Mary C ^a   Denman, Ken L ^a,b   Macdonald, Robie W ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Marine geochemistry; Sediment transport and fate; Sediment traps; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

FRASER RIVER CHANNELS; MARINE DERIVED ORGANIC MATTER; SEASONAL VARIATIONS; SPATIAL VARIATIONS;

COMPOSITION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ISOTOPES; MOORING; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS;

SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

ORGANIC MATTER; PROVENANCE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT TRAP; SPATIAL VARIATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; TRACER;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; STRAIT OF GEORGIA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 14944341699     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2005.01.004     Document Type: Article

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