Spatial variation of salt-marsh organic and inorganic deposition and organic carbon accumulation: Inferences from the Venice lagoon, Italy

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 93, Issue , 2016, Pages 276-287

  Roner, M ^a   D'Alpaos, A ^a   Ghinassi, M ^a   Marani, M ^a,b   Silvestri, S ^b   Franceschinis, E ^a   Realdon, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

Blue carbon; Salt marshes; Soil organic matter; Tidal environments

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; DECAY (ORGANIC); DEPOSITION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PLANTS (BOTANY); PRODUCTIVITY; SEDIMENTS; SOILS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS; WETLANDS;

BIOMASS PRODUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FORCING; GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION; ORGANIC MATTER CONTENT; SALT MARSHES; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON DENSITIES; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS; TIDAL ENVIRONMENTS;

ORGANIC CARBON;

ACCUMULATION; DEPOSITION; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; ORGANIC CARBON; SALTMARSH; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ITALY; VENETO; VENEZIA [VENETO]; VENICE LAGOON;

EID: 84950242431     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2015.11.011     Document Type: Article

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