What happens to terrestrial organic matter in the ocean?

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 27, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 195-212

  Hedges, J I ^a   Keil, R G ^a   Benner, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

DOC; Lignin; Organic matter preservation; Partitioning; POC; Pollen; River input; Soil; Surface area; Terrestrial biomarker; Terrestrial organic matter

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON (DOC); PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON (POC); TERRESTRIAL ORGANIC MATTER (TOM);

BIOMARKERS; CARBON; RIVERS; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTS; SOILS;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

OCEAN; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; RIVER DISCHARGE;

EID: 0031573057     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(97)00066-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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