Small-scale heterogeneity in the geochemistry of seagrass vegetated and non-vegetated estuarine sediments: Causes and consequences

Aquatic Geochemistry

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-39

  Hebert, Andrew B ^a   Morse, John W ^b   Eldridge, Peter M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; Heterogeneity; Light; Nutrients; Seagrass; Sulfide; Voltammetry

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DIAGENESIS; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; HETEROGENEITY; MARINE SEDIMENT; SEAGRASS; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SULFIDE; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33847700009     PISSN: 13806165     EISSN: 15731421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10498-006-9007-3     Document Type: Article

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