Sediment carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus cycling in an anoxic fjord, Effingham Inlet, British Columbia

American Journal of Science

Volumn 305, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 240-258

  Ingall, Ellery ^a   Kolowith, Lauren ^b   Lyons, Timothy ^c,d   Hurtgen, Matthew ^e  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b School of Business   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOXIA; GEOCHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; EFFINGHAM INLET; NORTH AMERICA; VANCOUVER ISLAND; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 20444428389     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/ajs.305.3.240     Document Type: Article

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