Biogeochemical characterization of the riverine particulate organic matter transferred to the NW Mediterranean Sea

A large amount of terrestrial organic matter is annually delivered by rivers to the continental shelf, where this material is either degraded, buried or transferred to the deep sea by hydrodynamic processes such as storms. The relative amount of terrestrial organic matter in the marine sediments is...

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Main Authors: M. Higueras, P. Kerhervé, A. Sanchez-Vidal, A. Calafat, W. Ludwig, M. Verdoit-Jarraya, S. Heussner, M. Canals
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/11/157/2014/bg-11-157-2014.pdf