Geochemical reactivity of surficial and core sediment of a tropical mangrove ecosystem

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 329-342

  Geetha, R ^a   Chandramohanakumar, N ^a   Mathews, L ^a  

^a Department of Physics   (India)

Author keywords

Core; Ecosystem; Mangroves; Organic matter; Reactivity; Sediments

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE RATIO; ESTIMATION METHOD; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; MANGROVE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; ORGANIC MATTER; SEDIMENT CORE;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 64549133017     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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