A comparative study of manganese dynamics in the water column and sediments of intertidal systems of the North Sea

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 100, Issue , 2012, Pages 3-17

  Kowalski, Nicole ^a   Dellwig, Olaf ^a   Beck, Melanie ^b   Grunwald, Maik ^b,c   Dürselen, Claus Dieter ^d   Badewien, Thomas H ^b   Brumsack, Hans Jürgen ^b   Van Beusekom, Justus E E ^e   Böttcher, Michael E ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d AquaEcology GmbH and Co KG   (Germany)

^e ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

German Bight; Manganese; North Sea; Nutrients; Phytoplankton; Pore water; Sediment; Tidal flats; Water column

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MANGANESE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHYTOPLANKTON; POREWATER; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REDOX CONDITIONS; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SHALLOW WATER; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TIDAL FLAT; VOLUME; WATER COLUMN;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

EID: 84858127347     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2011.03.011     Document Type: Article

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