Origins and fate of dissolved sterols in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 5-7 -7 pt 2, 1998, Pages 1595-1607

  Mühlebach, Anneke ^a   Weber, Kurt ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Degradation of dissolved sterols; Seawater; Sterol sources and distribution; Weddell Sea

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTENOL; METHYLCHOLESTADIENOL; PHYTOSTEROL;

DEGRADATION; MARINE BIOLOGY; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SEAWATER; SURFACE WATERS; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY;

DEGRADATION; SEAWATER; STEROL;

WEDDELL SEA;

EID: 0032215757     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(98)00097-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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