Identifying recent sources of organic matter enrichment and eutrophication trends at coastal sites using stable nitrogen and carbon isotope ratios in sediment cores

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 191-206

  Vaalgamaa, Sanna ^a   Sonninen, Eloni ^b   Korhola, Atte ^a   Weckström, Kaarina ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; C and N stable isotopes; Organic matter; Recent eutrophication; Sediment profiles

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; CATCHMENT; COASTAL SEDIMENT; COASTAL ZONE; EFFLUENT; EUTROPHICATION; FISH CULTURE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; ORGANIC CARBON; RADIOCARBON DATING; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; SEDIMENT CORE; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUGAR BEET; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WASTEWATER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; SACCHARUM;

EID: 84880369583     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-013-9713-y     Document Type: Article

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