Sources and distribution of organic matter in northern Patagonia fjords, Chile (~44-47°S): A multi-tracer approach for carbon cycling assessment

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 315-329

  Sepúlveda, Julio ^a   Pantoja, Silvio ^b   Hughen, Konrad A ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon cycling; Chile; CO2; Fjords; Northern Patagonia; Organic matter sources

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION; BIOMARKER; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; FJORD; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER;

CHILE; PATAGONIA;

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 79451476238     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2010.05.013     Document Type: Article

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