Biogeochemical characterization of the riverine particulate organic matter transferred to the NW Mediterranean Sea

Biogeosciences

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 157-172

  Higueras, M ^a,b   Kerherve P ^a,b   Sanchez Vidal, A ^c   Calafat, A ^c   Ludwig, W ^a,b   Verdoit Jarraya, M ^a,b   Heussner, S ^a,b   Canals, M ^c  

^a Centre de Formation et de Recherche sur les Environnements Mediterraneens   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONTINENTAL SHELF; DISCHARGE; EUTROPHICATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE POLLUTION; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVER WATER; STABLE ISOTOPE; WATER FLOW;

ALPS; FRANCE; MASSIF CENTRAL; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (NORTHWEST);

EID: 84892587710     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-11-157-2014     Document Type: Article

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