Tracing the origin of the oxygen-consuming organic matter in the hypoxic zone in a large eutrophic estuary: the lower reach of the Pearl River Estuary, China
We assess the relative contributions of different sources of organic matter, marine vs. terrestrial, to oxygen consumption in an emerging hypoxic zone in the lower Pearl River Estuary (PRE), a large eutrophic estuary located in Southern China. Our cruise, conducted in July 2014, consisted of two...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2017-09-01
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Series: | Biogeosciences |
Online Access: | https://www.biogeosciences.net/14/4085/2017/bg-14-4085-2017.pdf |