Self-sedimentation of phytoplankton blooms in the geologic record

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 110, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 151-161

  Grimm, Kurt A ^a   Lange, Carina B ^b   Gill, Amarpal S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Geophysiology; Laminated sediments; Paleoecology; Sedimentary processes

Indexed keywords

DIATOM; LAMINATION; PALAEOECOLOGY; SEDIMENTATION;

EID: 0030863727     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(97)00048-1     Document Type: Article

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