Biochemical indicators of diagenetic alteration in natural organic matter mixtures

Nature

Volumn 369, Issue 6478, 1994, Pages 304-307

  Cowie, Gregory L ^a   Hedges, John I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSE; AMINO ACID; DEGRADATION; FOSSIL FUEL; ORGANIC MATTER;

EID: 0028184065     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/369304a0     Document Type: Article

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