Collection of intact sediment cores with overlying water to study nitrogen- and oxygen-dynamics in regions with seasonal hypoxia

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 29, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 2207-2213

  Gardner, Wayne S ^a   McCarthy, Mark J ^a   Carini, Stephen A ^a   Souza, Afonso C ^a   Lijun, Hou ^b   McNeal, Karen S ^c   Puckett, Mary Keith ^c   Pennington, Jack ^d  

^a University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LOUISIANA UNIVERSITIES MARINE CONSORTIUM   (United States)

Author keywords

Dead zone; Hypoxia; Nitrogen dynamics; Overlying water; Sediment cores; Sediment water interface

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE; STRATIFICATION; SUBSTRATE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 70349865179     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2009.08.012     Document Type: Article

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