Origin of sedimentary organic matter in the north-western Adriatic Sea

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 573-583

  Giani, M ^a,c   Berto, D ^a   Rampazzo, F ^a   Savelli, F ^a   Alvisi, F ^b   Giordano, P ^b   Ravaioli, M ^b   Frascari, F ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND RESEARCH ISPRA   (Italy)

^b ISMAR CNR   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE OGS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; carbon stable isotopes; organic carbon; Po River; shelf sediments

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CARBON ISOTOPE; FRESHWATER SEDIMENT; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MIXING; MODEL TEST; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SHELF SEDIMENT; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TERRESTRIAL DEPOSIT; TRANSFORMATION;

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

EID: 69949166178     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.07.031     Document Type: Article

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