Using the C/N ratio to estimate terrigenous inputs of organic matter to aquatic environments

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 73, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 65-72

  Perdue, E Michael ^a   Koprivnjak, Jean François ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

aquatic environment; C N mixing ratio; marine; organic carbon; sediments; terrigenous

Indexed keywords

FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; MARINE SEDIMENT; MIXING RATIO; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC NITROGEN; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; TERRIGENOUS DEPOSIT; WATER COLUMN;

EID: 34247574666     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2006.12.021     Document Type: Article

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