Distribution and sources of organic matter in surface sediments of the eastern continental margin of India

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1484-1494

  Krishna, M S ^a   Naidu, S A ^a   Subbaiah, Ch V ^a   Sarma, V V S S ^a   Reddy, N P C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Bay of Bengal; nitrogen isotopes; organic matter; river discharge; sediment; stable carbon

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CROP PLANT; DETRITUS; DRAINAGE BASIN; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; ORGANIC MATTER; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STABLE ISOTOPE; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; VEGETATION;

BAY OF BENGAL; INDIA; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 84892942847     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JG002424     Document Type: Article

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