Unusual distributions of long-chain alkenones and tetrahymanol from the highly alkaline Lake Van, Turkey

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2053-2064

  Thiel, Volker ^a   Jenisch, Angela ^a   Landmann, Günter ^a   Reimer, Andreas ^a   Michaelis, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKENONE; BIOMARKER; SODA LAKE; TETRAHYMANOL;

TURKEY, LAKE VAN;

EID: 0030847564     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(97)00038-0     Document Type: Article

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