Spatial variations in grain size distribution and selected metal contents in the Xiamen Bay, China

Environmental Geology

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1559-1567

  Li, Guihai ^a   Cao, Zhimin ^a   Lan, Dongzhao ^b   Xu, Jiang ^b   Wang, Shanshan ^a   Yin, Weihan ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources of Fujian Province   (China)

Author keywords

China; Depositional environment; Grain size; Heavy metals; Xiamen Bay

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF; XIAMEN BAY;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CORRELATION METHODS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HEAVY METALS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CORRELATION; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; GRAIN SIZE; HARBOR; HEAVY METAL; HYDRODYNAMIC FORCE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEDIMENT PROPERTY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; FUJIAN; XIAMEN BAY;

EID: 34447650040     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-006-0600-y     Document Type: Article

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