Molecular indicators of diagenetic status in marine organic matter

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 61, Issue 24, 1997, Pages 5363-5369

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

^a SKIDAWAY INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGENESIS; GEOCHEMISTRY; INDICATORS; MARINE SEDIMENT; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER;

PACIFIC;

EID: 0031431338     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(97)00312-8     Document Type: Article

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