Using stable isotope analyses to assess carbon dynamics in a shallow subtropical estuary

Estuaries

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 86-95

  Kaldy, James E ^a,c   Cifuentes, Luis A ^a   Brock, David ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Texas Water Development Board   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 15744378351     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02732756     Document Type: Article

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