In situ oxygen uptake rates by coastal sediments under the influence of the Rhône River (NW Mediterranean Sea)

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1501-1510

  Lansard, Bruno ^a   Rabouille, Christophe ^a   Denis, Lionel ^b   Grenz, Christian ^c,d  

^a LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

^c STATION MARINE D ENDOUME   (France)

^d DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Gulf of Lions; Mediterranean Sea; Microelectrodes; Organic carbon; Oxygen uptake rate; Remineralization; Rh ne River; Sediment

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; COASTAL SEDIMENT; CONTINENTAL SHELF; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; REMINERALIZATION; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GULF OF LION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (NORTHWEST); RHONE RIVER;

EID: 45049084939     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2007.10.010     Document Type: Article

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