Temporal variations of C, N, δ13C, and δ15N in organic matter collected by a sediment trap at Cuenca Alfonso, Bahía de La Paz, SW Gulf of California

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 30, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 1692-1700

  Aguiñiga, Sergio ^a   Sanchez, Alberto ^a   Silverberg, Norman ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

C:N ratio; Cuenca Alfonso; Gulf of California; Organic carbon and nitrogen; Sediment trap; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; CARBON ISOTOPE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GYRE; ISOTOPIC RATIO; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; PARTICULATE FLUX; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEA SURFACE; SEDIMENT TRAP; STABLE ISOTOPE; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR; CUENCA ALFONSO; LA PAZ BAY; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 77955771801     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2010.07.005     Document Type: Article

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