Sediment organic matter composition and dynamics in San Francisco Bay, California, USA: Seasonal variation and interactions between water column chlorophyll and the benthos

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 66, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 501-512

  Lesen, Amy E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PRATT INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthos; Chlorophyll; Organic matter composition; Organic matter dynamics; Seasonal variation; Water column

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; COASTAL SEDIMENT; ORGANIC MATTER; SEASONAL VARIATION;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SAN FRANCISCO BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 30144440375     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2005.10.003     Document Type: Article

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