Organic matter characterization in a tropical estuarine-mangrove ecosystem of India: Preliminary assessment by using stable isotopes and lignin phenols

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 617-624

  Bala Krishna Prasad, M ^a   Ramanathan, A L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

India; lignin phenols; mangrove; organic carbon; Pichavaram; stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ALGA; ANGIOSPERM; BENTHOS; CARBON ISOTOPE; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; LIGNIN; LITTER; MANGROVE; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHENOL; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SPATIAL VARIATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; SURFACE LAYER; TERRIGENOUS DEPOSIT; TERRITORIAL DISINTEGRATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; PICHAVARAM; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU;

ALGAE; INVERTEBRATA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 69849109783     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.07.029     Document Type: Article

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