Assessing organic matter mineralization, degradability and mixing rate in an ocean margin sediment (Northeast Atlantic) by diagenetic modeling

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 519-534

  Soetaert, Karline ^a   Herman, Peter M J ^a   Middelburg, Jack J ^a   Heip, Carlo ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0031718797     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/002224098321822401     Document Type: Article

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