Rapid bioturbation in equatorial pacific sediments: Evidence from excess 234Th measurements

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 43, Issue 4-6, 1996, Pages 1339-1364

  Pope, R H ^a   Demaster, D J ^a   Smith, C R ^b   Seltmann, H ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABYSSAL ZONE; BIOTURBATION; DEEP SEA SEDIMENT; SEDIMENTS; THORIUM ISOTOPES; THORIUM-234;

PACIFIC, (EQUATORIAL);

EID: 0030433641     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0967-0645(96)00009-4     Document Type: Article

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