Aggregation dynamics along a salinity gradient in the Bach Dang estuary, North Vietnam

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 151-158

  Mari, Xavier ^a,d   Torréton, Jean Pascal ^a,d   Bich Thuy Trinh, Claire ^a   Bouvier, Thierry ^a   Van Thuoc, Chu ^b   Lefebvre, Jean Pierre ^c   Ouillon, Sylvain ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b GRADUATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Viet Nam)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^d INSTITUTE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Aggregation dynamics; Bach Dang estuary; Salinity; Transparent exopolymer particles; Vertical export; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; ESTUARINE CHEMISTRY; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; LABORATORY METHOD; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SALINITY; SAMPLING; SEDIMENTATION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TRANSPARENT EXOPOLYMER PARTICLE; TRANSPORT PROCESS; TURBULENCE;

BACH DANG ESTUARY; VIET NAM;

EID: 84655163470     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2011.10.028     Document Type: Article

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