A baseline study of trace metals in a coral reef sedimentary environment, Lakshadweep Archipelago

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1245-1266

  Gopinath, Anu ^a   Nair, S M ^b   Kumar, N C ^b   Jayalakshmi, K V ^c   Pamalal, D ^d  

^a St Teresa's College   (India)

^b Department of Physics   (India)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

^d CENTRE FOR EARTH SCIENCE STUDIES   (India)

Author keywords

Coral reef sediments; Dendrograms; Indian ocean; Lakshadweep; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; IRON COMPOUNDS; METALS; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANOMETALLICS; POLLUTION; REEFS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

CORAL REEF SEDIMENTS; DENDROGRAMS; INDIAN OCEAN; LAKSHADWEEP; TRACE METAL;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

CORAL REEF; IRON SULFIDE; MANGROVE; ORGANIC CARBON; PH; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TRACE METAL;

INDIA; LAKSHADWEEP;

EID: 73649139305     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-009-0113-6     Document Type: Article

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