Historical trends of hypoxia in Changjiang River estuary: Applications of chemical biomarkers and microfossils

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 86, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 57-68

  Li, Xinxin ^a,b   Bianchi, Thomas S ^a   Yang, Zuosheng ^b   Osterman, Lisa E ^c   Allison, Mead A ^d   DiMarco, Steven F ^a   Yang, Guipeng ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Changjiang River; Chemical biomarkers; Foraminifera; Hypoxia; Paleo reconstruction

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM WATER; C/N RATIO; CHANGJIANG RIVER; CHANGJIANG RIVER ESTUARY; DAM CONSTRUCTION; DERIVED MATERIALS; DONG FANGS; DRAINAGE BASIN; EAST CHINA SEA; FORAMINIFERA; GLOBAL CONSUMERS; HISTORICAL CHANGES; HISTORICAL TRENDS; HYPOXIA; LARGE RIVERS; MICROFOSSILS; NUTRIENT FLUXES; NUTRIENT LOADS; PALEO-RECONSTRUCTION; PHYTOPLANKTON PRODUCTIONS; PLANT PIGMENTS; SEDIMENT CORE; STABLE ISOTOPES; STEEL BOX; WATER DEPTH; WOODY MATERIALS; WOODY PLANTS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; CATCHMENTS; COASTAL ZONES; DEFORESTATION; EUTROPHICATION; ISOTOPES; LEAD; LIGNIN; NUTRIENTS; OXYGEN; PHENOLS; PIGMENTS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SOIL CONSERVATION; STAINLESS STEEL;

RIVERS;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOMARKER; BOTTOM WATER; DAM CONSTRUCTION; DEFORESTATION; DENITRIFICATION; EUTROPHICATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FORAMINIFERA; HISTORICAL RECORD; LIGNIN; MICROFOSSIL; PHENOL; PIGMENT; SEDIMENT CORE; SOIL CONSERVATION; STABLE ISOTOPE;

CHINA; EAST CHINA SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN; YANGTZE ESTUARY;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 79952626592     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2011.02.003     Document Type: Article

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