Molecular biomarker evidence of origins and transport of organic matter in sediments of the Pearl River estuary and adjacent South China Sea

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1666-1676

  Hu, Jianfang ^a   Peng, Ping'an ^a   Chivas, Allan R ^b  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKANOLS; ESTUARINE PROCESS; GEOCHEMICAL METHODS; HIGH TURBIDITY; MOLECULAR BIOMARKER; N-ALKANES; N-ALKANOLS; ORGANIC MATTER; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTERS; PEARL RIVER; PEARL RIVER ESTUARY; PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY; SOUTH CHINA SEA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL PATTERNS; SURFACE SEDIMENTS;

ALCOHOLS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMARKERS; ESTUARIES; GEMS; LIPIDS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RIVERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TURBIDITY;

PARAFFINS;

ALKANE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; LIPID; ORGANIC MATTER; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA; ZHUJIANG ESTUARY;

ALGAE;

EID: 68949217044     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2009.04.035     Document Type: Article

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