Distribution of sedimentary organic matter in estuarine-inner shelf regions of the East China Sea: Implications for hydrodynamic forces and anthropogenic impact

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 142-144, Issue , 2012, Pages 29-40

  Hu, Limin ^a   Shi, Xuefa ^a   Yu, Zhigang ^b   Lin, Tian ^c,d   Wang, Houjie ^e   Ma, Deyi ^a   Guo, Zhigang ^d,e   Yang, Zuosheng ^e  

^a FIRST INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (China)

^b Ocean University of China   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^d FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Estuarine inner shelf region of the ECS; Fate; Hydrodynamic forces; Sedimentary organic matter; Sources

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOMARKER; CARBON SINK; CONTINENTAL SHELF; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; HYDRODYNAMIC FORCE; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; OIL POLLUTION; ORGANIC MATTER; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RESUSPENSION; SEDIMENTATION; STABLE ISOTOPE;

CHINA; EAST CHINA SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN; YANGTZE ESTUARY; YANGTZE RIVER;

EID: 84866137134     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2012.08.004     Document Type: Article

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