Variations in the natural abundance of 15N in estuarine suspended particulate matter: A specific indicator of biological processing

N. J.P. Owens

doi:10.1016/0272-7714(85)90092-7

Variations in the natural abundance of ¹⁵N in estuarine suspended particulate matter: A specific indicator of biological processing

N. J.P. Owens

SAMS UHI

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In this study, the ¹⁴N:¹⁵N ratio of suspended particulate material collected from the Tamar river estuary, south-west England, is described. Three populations of particles, distinguishable by their ¹⁵N content, were observed. This investigation has shown that populations of estuarine particles are generated by biological transformations in situ and that the ¹⁵N content of estuarine particles does not merely reflect hydrodynamic mixing of the freshwater and seawater source particulate material.

langue originale	English
Pages (de - à)	505-510
Nombre de pages	6
journal	Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
Volume	20
Numéro de publication	4
Les DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0272-7714(85)90092-7
état	Published - 1 avr. 1985

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