Distributions of n-alkanes and their hydrogen isotopic composition in plants from Lake Qinghai (China) and the surrounding area

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 806-814

  Duan, Yi ^a   Xu, Li ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL WATER; HYDROGEN ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATIONS; LAKE WATERS; MEAN VALUES; N-ALKANES; PLANT SPECIES; SALINE LAKE; SUBMERGED PLANTS; TERRESTRIAL PLANTS;

HYDROGEN; ISOTOPES; LAKES; SALINE WATER;

PARAFFINS;

ALKANE; EVAPORATION; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; LAKE WATER; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; SUBMERGED VEGETATION;

CHINA; QINGHAI; QINGHAI LAKE;

EID: 84862830689     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2011.12.008     Document Type: Article

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