Content versus concentration: Effects of units on measuring the biogeochemical properties of soft sediments

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 665-673

  Tolhurst, T J ^a   Underwood, A J ^a   Perkins, R G ^b   Chapman, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biogeochemical; Concentration; Content; Intertidal; Sediment

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT;

EID: 19544369506     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2005.01.010     Document Type: Article

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