Organic matter processing in tidal estuaries

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 106, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 127-147

  Middelburg, Jack J ^a   Herman, Peter M J ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carbon isotope; Estuaries; Nitrogen isotope; SPM

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ORGANIC MATTER; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER;

ATLANTIC COAST [EUROPE]; DOURO ESTUARY; EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTO [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 34547660517     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2006.02.007     Document Type: Article

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