Release of dissolved organic matter during oxic and anoxic decomposition of salt marsh cordgrass

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 105, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 309-321

  Wang, Xu Chen ^a   Litz, Liannea ^a   Chen, Robert F ^a   Huang, Wei ^a   Feng, Peng ^b   Altabet, Mark A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

CDOM; DOM; Estuaries; Organic decomposition; Salt marsh cordgrasses

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; DEGRADATION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MONOCOTYLEDON; OPTICAL PROPERTY; OXIC CONDITIONS; SALTMARSH;

HYMENACHNE; SPARTINA; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA; SPARTINA PATENS; TYPHA; TYPHA LATIFOLIA;

EID: 34249796961     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2007.03.005     Document Type: Article

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