Humic substances in estuarine soils colonized by Spartina maritima

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 481-490

  Santín, Cristina ^a   González Pérez, Martha ^b   Otero, Xosé Luis ^c   Ángel Álvarez, Miguel ^a   Macías, Felipe ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

13C; estuary; humic substances; salt marshes; Spartina maritima; spectroscopic techniques

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; SALTMARSH; SEAGRASS; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

ASTURIAS; EURASIA; EUROPE; GALICIA [SPAIN]; LA CORUNA [GALICIA]; RIA DE ORTIGUEIRA; RIAS ALTAS; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; VILLAVICIOSA ESTUARY;

SPARTINA MARITIMA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 58849119161     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.12.013     Document Type: Article

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