Spatial distributions of organic carbon and nitrogen and their isotopic compositions in sediments of the Changjiang Estuary and its adjacent sea area

Journal of Geographical Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 46-58

  Gao, Jianhua ^a   Wang, Yaping ^a   Pan, Shaoming ^a   Zhang, Rui ^a   Li, Jun ^b   Bai, Fenglong ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b QINGDAO INSTITUTE OF MARINE GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Changjiang Estuary and its adjacent sea area; Material sources; Stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes; Total nitrogen; Total organic carbon

Indexed keywords

EID: 40249103049     PISSN: 1009637X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11442-008-0046-0     Document Type: Article

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