Methane and carbon dioxide dynamics in a subtropical estuary over a diel cycle: Insights from automated in situ radioactive and stable isotope measurements

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 168, Issue , 2015, Pages 69-79

  Maher, Damien T ^a   Cowley, Kirsten ^b   Santos, Isaac R ^a   Macklin, Paul ^a   Eyre, Bradley D ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Air water gas exchange; Carbon stable isotopes; Coastal acid sulfate soils; Floodplain; Greenhouse gas; Wetland

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPE; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; GREENHOUSE GAS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; METHANE; OXIDATION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; STABLE ISOTOPE; TIDAL CYCLE; WETLAND;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH CREEK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84918806274     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2014.10.017     Document Type: Article

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