Isotopic signatures of organic matter in sediments of the continental shelf facing the Orinoco Delta: Possible contribution of organic carbon from savannas

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 527-536

  Medina, Ernesto ^a   Francisco, Marta ^a   Sternberg, Leonel ^b   Anderson, William T ^c  

^a INSTITUTO VENEZOLANO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS   (Venezuela)

^b University of Miami   (United States)

^c FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amazon River; Continental shelf; Organic matter; Orinoco Delta; Sediments; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ORGANIC MATTER;

DELTA AMACURO; ORINOCO DELTA; SOUTH AMERICA; VENEZUELA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

POACEAE;

EID: 19544366437     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2004.10.020     Document Type: Article

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