A geolipid characterization of Organic Lake - A hypersaline meromictic Antarctic lake

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 1-8

  Rogerson, Jill H ^a   Johns, R B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antarctic lake; biomarkers; environmental study; fatty acids; geolipids; hydroxyacids; sterols

Indexed keywords

GEOLIPIDS; HYDROXYACIDS; ORGANIC LAKE; STEROLS;

ALCOHOLS; ALGAE; BACTERIA; BIOMARKERS; FATTY ACIDS; INORGANIC ACIDS; LAKES; LIPIDS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SAMPLING; SEDIMENTS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY;

BIOMARKER; FATTY ACID; HYDROXYACID; LACUSTRINE SEDIMENT; LAKE SEDIMENT; LIPID; STEROL;

ANTARCTICA, VESTFOLD HILLS, ORGANIC LAKE;

EID: 0030432388     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(96)00109-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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