Regional Differences of Hydrographical and Sedimentological Properties in the Beibu Gulf, South China Sea

ABSTRACT Bauer, A.; Radziejewska, T.; Liang, K.; Kowalski, N.; Dellwig, O.; Bosselmann, K.; Stark, A.; Xia, Z.; Harff, J.; Bottcher, M.E.; Schulz-Bull, D.E., and Waniek, J.J., 2013. Regional differences of hydrographical and sedimentological properties in the Beibu Gulf, South China Sea. In: Harff, J., Leipe, T., Waniek, J.J., and Zhou, D. (eds.), Depositional Environments and Multiple Forcing Factors at the South China Sea's Northern Shelf, Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue, No. 66, pp. 49–71. Coconut Creek (Florida), ISSN 0749-0208. Analyzing the Beibu Gulf's hydrography and sediment properties is crucial for the understanding of naturally and anthropogenically induced matter and energy fluxes in the South China Sea's north-western coastal regions. For this reason, the present study combines hydrographical (T, S, σt, chlorophyll, nutrients, suspended particulate matter) and sedimentological (grain size, pore water properties, phosphate speciation, foraminifera, plant pigment contents) investiga...