Organic matter sources and their use by bacteria in the sediments of the Altamaha estuary during high and low discharge periods

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-15

  Dai, Jihong ^a   Sun, Ming Yi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPE RATIOS; MIXING MODEL; ORGANIC MATTER (OM);

BACTERIA; BIOMARKERS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ESTUARIES; FATTY ACIDS; ISOTOPES;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

BACTERIUM; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BIOMARKER; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LIPID; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC MATTER; RIVER DISCHARGE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

ALTAMAHA ESTUARY; GEORGIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 33846001702     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2006.10.002     Document Type: Article

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