Iron and Trace Metals in Microbial Mats and Underlying Sediments: Results From Guerrero Negro Saltern, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Aquatic Geochemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 603-628

  Huerta Diaz, Miguel Angel ^a   Delgadillo Hinojosa, Francisco ^a   Otero, X L ^b   Segovia Zavala, José Antonio ^a   Hernandez Ayon, J Martin ^a   Galindo Bect, Manuel Salvador ^a   Amaro Franco, Enrique ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

AVS; C S ratios; Microbial mats; Pyrite; Reactive iron; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC SEDIMENT; EVAPORATION; HYPERSALINE ENVIRONMENT; IRON; MARINE SEDIMENT; MICROBIAL MAT; PYRITE; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; TRACE METAL;

BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR; GUERRERO NEGRO; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 80052268054     PISSN: 13806165     EISSN: 15731421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10498-011-9126-3     Document Type: Article

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