Sources, Ages, and Alteration of Organic Matter in Estuaries

Annual Review of Marine Science

Volumn 8, Issue , 2016, Pages 409-434

  Canuel, Elizabeth A ^a   Hardison, Amber K ^b  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Coastal; Organic carbon; Organic geochemistry; Radiocarbon; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMARKERS; BUDGET CONTROL; ECOLOGY; FLOODS; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPES; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SURGE PROTECTION;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES; BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; COASTAL; COMPOUND SPECIFIC ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENTS; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; RADIOCARBON; STABLE ISOTOPES;

ESTUARIES;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMARKER; COASTAL ZONE; ESTUARINE CHEMISTRY; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; ORGANIC MATTER; RADIOCARBON DATING; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ORGANIC COMPOUND; SEA WATER;

CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; ESTUARY;

ECOSYSTEM; ESTUARIES; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SEAWATER;

EID: 84954234534     PISSN: 19411405     EISSN: 19410611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-marine-122414-034058     Document Type: Article

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