Glacial/interglacial variations in carbon cycling revealed by molecular and isotope stratigraphy of Lake Nkunga, Mt. Kenya, East Africa

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 5-7 -7 pt 2, 1998, Pages 1701-1719

  Ficken, K J ^a   Street Perrott, F A ^b   Perrott, R A ^b   Swain, D L ^b   Olago, D O ^c   Eglinton, G ^a  

^a Biogeochemistry Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Aquatic macrophytes; Biomarkers; Carbon isotopes; Early glacial; Lake Nkunga; Mid chain length n alkyl lipids

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC MACROPHYTES; CARBON CYCLING;

ALCOHOLS; BIOMARKERS; CARBON; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; LAKES; LIPIDS; PARAFFINS; RADIOISOTOPES; SEDIMENTS; STRATIGRAPHY; VEGETATION;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY;

CARBON CYCLE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; STRATIGRAPHY;

AFRICA;

EID: 0032216256     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(98)00109-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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