Iron geochemistry under mussel rafts in the Galician ria system (Galicia-NW Spain)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 83-93

  Otero, Xosé L ^a   Calvo de Anta, R M ^a   Macías, Felipe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

anaerobic oxidation of methane; biodeposits; diagenesis; pyrite; reactive iron; ria; sediments

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORE ANALYSIS; GEOCHEMISTRY; INTENSIVE CULTURE; IRON; MUSSEL CULTURE; ORGANIC CARBON; OXIDATION; PYRITE; RIA; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENT CORE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GALICIA; PONTEVEDRA [GALICIA]; RIA DE AROSA; RIA DE VIGO; RIAS BAJAS; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 57649096301     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.10.006     Document Type: Article

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