Biosynthetic effects on the stable carbon isotopic compositions of algal lipids: implications for deciphering the carbon isotopic biomarker record

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1397-1406

  Schouten, Stefan ^a   Klein Breteler, Wim C M ^a   Blokker, Peter ^a   Schogt, Nelleke ^a   Rijpstra, W Irene C ^a   Grice, Kliti ^a   Baas, Marianne ^a   Sinninghe Damsté, Jaap S ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKER; CARBON; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; LIPID;

EID: 0031692966     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(98)00076-3     Document Type: Article

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