Dynamics and sources of organic carbon in suspended particulate matter and sediments in Pialassa Baiona lagoon (NW Adriatic Sea, Italy)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 135, Issue , 2013, Pages 24-32

  Guerra, R ^a   Pistocchi, R ^a   Vanucci, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

13C; Bacteria; Coastal lagoon; Eutrophication; Sediment; Suspended particulate matter

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; ALLOCHTHON; AUTOCHTHON; BACTERIUM; CARBON ISOTOPE; CHLOROPHYLL A; COASTAL LAGOON; EUTROPHICATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORGANIC CARBON; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

EMILIA-ROMAGNA; ITALY; PIALASSA BAIONA; RAVENNA [EMILIA-ROMAGNA];

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84888842287     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2013.06.022     Document Type: Article

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