The role of the smooth cordgrass Spartina alterniflora and associated sediments in the heavy metal biogeochemical cycle within Bahía Blanca estuary salt marshes

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 289-297

  Hempel, Michael ^a   Botté, Sandra E ^b,c   Negrin, Vanesa L ^b   Chiarello, María Nedda ^b   Marcovecchio, Jorge E ^b,d,e  

^a International Graduate School Zittau   (Germany)

^b CCT CONICET Bahía Blanca ^*  (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA NACIONAL   (Argentina)

^e Universidad FASTA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Environmental quality; Heavy metal distribution; Role of macrophytes; Salt marshes; Sediments; Smooth cordgrass; Spartina alterniflora

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; HALOPHYTE; HEAVY METAL; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; SALTMARSH; SEAGRASS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TIDAL FLAT;

ARGENTINA; BAHIA BLANCA ESTUARY; BUENOS AIRES [ARGENTINA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

SPARTINA; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA;

EID: 54249083918     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-008-0027-z     Document Type: Article

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