Coastal sediments under the influence of multiple organic enrichment sources: An evaluation using carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 272-282

  Sampaio, Leandro ^a   Freitas, Rosa ^a   Máguas, Cristina ^b   Rodrigues, Ana ^a   Quintino, Victor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Abra alba; Organic enrichment; Redox potential; Sediments grain size; Stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes; Total volatile solids

Indexed keywords

GRAIN SIZE; ORGANIC ENRICHMENT; REDOX POTENTIALS; STABLE CARBON AND NITROGEN ISOTOPES; TOTAL VOLATILE SOLIDS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; COASTAL ZONES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; ISOTOPES; NITROGEN; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OUTFALLS; SECONDARY BATTERIES;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

CARBON; NITROGEN; VOLATILE AGENT;

BIOINDICATOR; BIVALVE; CARBON ISOTOPE; COASTAL SEDIMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; GRAIN SIZE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; REDOX POTENTIAL; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; STABLE ISOTOPE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; BIVALVE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ESTUARY; GRAIN; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; SEDIMENT; TERRESTRIAL SPECIES;

ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; CARBON ISOTOPES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; NITROGEN ISOTOPES;

ABRA ALBA; BIVALVIA;

EID: 76049090986     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.09.008     Document Type: Article

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