Influence of oxygen exposure time on organic carbon preservation in continental margin sediments

Nature

Volumn 391, Issue 6667, 1998, Pages 572-574

  Hartnett, Hilairy E ^a   Keil, Richard G ^a   Hedges, John I ^a   Devol, Allan H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

CARBON PRESERVATION; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; OXYGEN EXPOSURE TIME; SEDIMENT;

ARTICLE; GEOLOGY; MEXICO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; UNITED STATES; WATER SAMPLING;

EID: 0032484981     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35351     Document Type: Article

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