A case of post-depositional aerobic degradation of terrestrial organic matter in turbidite deposits from the Madeira Abyssal Plain

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 141-152

  Prahl, Fredrick G ^a   De Lange, Gert J ^b   Scholten, Sven ^c   Cowie, Gregory L ^d  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c SHELL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerobic degradation; Biomarkers; Madeira Abyssal Plain; Marine and terrestrial organic carbon; Plantwax n alkanes; Stable carbon isotopes; Turbidite

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC OXIDATION; PHYTOPLANKTONS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON (TOC); TURBIDITE;

AMINO ACIDS; BIOMARKERS; CALCITE; CARBON; LIGNIN; LIPIDS; NITROGEN; OXIDATION; PHENOLS; SEDIMENTS; SUGARS;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0031226936     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(97)00078-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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