Early diagenesis of organic material in equatorial Pacific sediments: Stoichiometry and kinetics

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 43, Issue 4-6, 1996, Pages 1365-1412

  Hammond, D E ^a   McManus, J ^a,c   Berelson, W M ^a   Kilgore, T E ^a   Pope, R H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEEP SEA SEDIMENT; DIAGENESIS; ORGANIC MATTER; OXIDATION; REMINERALIZATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SST;

PACIFIC; PACIFIC, (EQUATORIAL);

EID: 0030424318     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0967-0645(96)00027-6     Document Type: Article

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