Biogeochemistry of the surficial sediments of the western and eastern continental shelves of India

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1240-1248

  Jacob, Josia ^a   Chandramohanakumar, N ^b   Jayaraj, K A ^a   Raveendran, T V ^a   Balachandran, K K ^a   Joseph, Thresiamma ^a   Nair, Maheswari ^a   Achuthankutty, C T ^a   Nair, K K C ^a   George, Rejomon ^a   Ravi, Zeena P ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

^b Department of Physics   (India)

Author keywords

Proteins; Surface sediments; Total carbohydrates; Total organic matter; Western and eastern continental shelves of India

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON CYCLE; COASTAL SEDIMENT; CONTINENTAL SHELF; PROTEIN; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 53549086143     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/06-0794.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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