Insights into estuarine benthic dissolved organic carbon (DOC) dynamics using δ13C-DOC values, phospholipid fatty acids and dissolved organic nutrient fluxes

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1889-1902

  Maher, Damien ^a   Eyre, Bradley D ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING; CARBON ISOTOPE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; FATTY ACID; FLOCCULATION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; PHOSPHOLIPID; RESPIRATION; TROPHIC STATUS; WATER COLUMN;

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EID: 79952452400     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2011.01.007     Document Type: Article

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