Changes in the chemistry of sedimentary organic matter within the Coorong over space and time

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 92, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 9-25

  Krull, Evelyn ^a   Haynes, Deborah ^b   Lamontagne, Sébastien ^a   Gell, Peter ^b,c   McKirdy, David ^b   Hancock, Gary ^a   McGowan, Janine ^a   Smernik, Ronald ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

137Cs; 13C NMR; 210Pb; Carbon isotopes; Coorong; Organic matter

Indexed keywords

BARRAGE; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON ISOTOPE; FOOD WEB; LAGOONAL SEDIMENTATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; ORGANIC MATTER; PHYTOPLANKTON; SALINITY; SEAGRASS; WATER FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; COORONG; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

RUPPIA MEGACARPA;

EID: 60049101472     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-008-9236-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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