Distribution and lability of land-derived organic matter in the surface sediments of the Rhône prodelta and the adjacent shelf (Mediterranean Sea, France): A multi proxy study

Biogeosciences

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3107-3125

  Bourgeois, S ^a,b   Pruski, A M ^a,b   Sun, M Y ^c   Buscail, R ^d   Lantoine, F ^a,b   Kerherve P ^d   Vetion G ^a,b   Riviere B ^a,b   Charles, F ^a,b  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls sur Mer   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOAVAILABILITY; COASTAL ZONE; DELTAIC DEPOSIT; DIATOM; ESTUARINE FRONT; FATTY ACID; MICROALGA; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; NUTRIENT USE; NUTRITIVE VALUE; ORGANIC MATTER; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SHELF SEDIMENT; VASCULAR PLANT;

FRANCE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; RHONE DELTA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 80455127384     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-8-3107-2011     Document Type: Article

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