A simplified approach to evaluate sedimentary organic matter fluxes and accumulation on the NW Adriatic Shelf (Italy)

Chemistry and Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 119-134

  Alvisi, Francesca ^a  

^a ISMAR CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbon cycling; Coastal zone; Fluxes; Organic matter; Shelf sediments; Stocks; Thematic maps; Total nitrogen

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; CARBON CYCLE; COASTAL ZONE; GRAIN SIZE; NITROGEN; RIVER DISCHARGE; SHELF SEDIMENT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

ADRIATIC SEA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PO RIVER; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 67650502740     PISSN: 02757540     EISSN: 10290370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02757540902762935     Document Type: Article

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