Compositions and transport of lipid biomarkers through the water column and surficial sediments of the equatorial Pacific Ocean

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 44, Issue 9-10, 1997, Pages 2131-2162

  Wakeham, Stuart G ^a   Hedges, John I ^b   Lee, Cindy ^c   Peterson, Michael L ^b   Hernes, Peter J ^b  

^a SKIDAWAY INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; LIPID; SEDIMENT;

PACIFIC, (EQUATORIAL);

EID: 0031399164     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(97)00035-0     Document Type: Article

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