Relationships between environmental conditions and the diagenetic evolution of organic matter derived from higher plants in a modern mangrove swamp system (Guadeloupe, French West Indies)

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 5-7 -7 pt 2, 1998, Pages 1663-1686

  Lallier Verges, Elisabeth ^a   Perrussel, Benoit P ^a   Disnar, Jean Robert ^a   Baltzer, Frederic ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Mangrove sediments; Organic carbon content; Palynofacies; Redox potential; Salinity; Stable isotopes; Sulphur species; Total nitrogen; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COMPOSITION; HYDROGEN; ISOTOPES; NITROGEN; PLANTS (BOTANY); REDOX REACTIONS; SEDIMENTS; SULFUR; TISSUE; VEGETATION;

MANGROVE SWAMP SYSTEMS; REDOX POTENTIAL; SALINITY;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY;

DIAGENESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ORGANIC MATTER;

GUADELOUPE;

EID: 0032215992     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(98)00179-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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