Spatial and seasonal variations in depth profile of trace metals in saltmarsh sediments from Sapelo Island, Georgia, USA

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 675-689

  Roychoudhury, Alakendra N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

early diagenesis; porewater; saltmarsh; Spartina alterniflora; trace metal cycling; trace metals

Indexed keywords

BIOTURBATION; DEPTH; HETEROGENEITY; MARINE SEDIMENT; PARTITIONING; SALTMARSH; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT PROPERTY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TRACE METAL;

GEORGIA; NORTH AMERICA; SAPELO ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

SPARTINA; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA;

EID: 34147147544     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2006.12.003     Document Type: Article

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