Chlorophyll-a and derivatives in recent sediments as indicators of productivity and depositional conditions

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 125, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 39-48

  Szymczak Zyła, Małgorzata ^a   Kowalewska, Grazyna ^a   Louda, J William ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Poland)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chloropigments a; Depositional environments; Eutrophication; Indicators; Productivity; Sediments

Indexed keywords

ANOXIA; CHLOROPHYLL A; COASTAL SEDIMENT; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; EUTROPHICATION; MARINE SEDIMENT; MICROALGA; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PHOTOAUTOTROPHY; PRESERVATION; REDOX CONDITIONS; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENTATION RATE; ZOOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; ITALY; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; VENETO; VENEZIA [VENETO]; VENICE LAGOON;

EID: 79955691427     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2011.02.002     Document Type: Article

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