Source-age dynamics of estuarine particulate organic matter using fatty acid δ13C and Δ14C composition

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 611-628

  McIntosh, Hadley A ^a   McNichol, Ann P ^b   Xu, Li ^b   Canuel, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOCHTHON; BAY; BIOMARKER; CARBON ISOTOPE; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FATTY ACID; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; RIVER BASIN; STABLE ISOTOPE; SURFACE WATER; WATERSHED;

DELAWARE RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84999828438     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19395590     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lno.10053     Document Type: Article

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