Temporal variability of carbon recycling in coastal sediments influenced by rivers: Assessing the impact of flood inputs in the Rhône River prodelta

Biogeosciences

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1187-1205

  Cathalot, C ^a   Rabouille, C ^a   Pastor, L ^b   Deflandre, B ^b,c   Viollier, E ^b   Buscail, R ^d   Gremare A ^c   Treignier, C ^a   Pruski, A ^e  

^a DIF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX 1   (France)

^d Centre de formation et de recherche sur l'environnement marin (CEFREM)   (France)

^e Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls sur Mer   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; COASTAL SEDIMENT; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DEGRADATION; DELTA; FLOOD DEPOSIT; FLOOD FREQUENCY; FRESHWATER INPUT; MINERALIZATION; ORGANIC MATTER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

RHONE RIVER;

EID: 77950510261     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-7-1187-2010     Document Type: Article

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