Sediment manganese and biogenic silica as geochemical indicators in estuarine salt marshes of coastal Georgia, USA

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-38

  Chen, Yung Chi ^a   Windom, Herbert L ^b  

^a CHINESE CULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b SKIDAWAY INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogenic silica; Geochemical indicator; Manganese; Salt marsh

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC SILICA; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; GEOCHEMICAL INDICATOR; GEOCHEMICAL INDICATORS; MANGANESE; SALT MARSH; SALT MARSHES; SEDIMENTARY ENVIRONMENTS; SILICA;

USA, GEORGIA;

EID: 2342650889     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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