Distribution and quality of sedimentary organic matter on the Aquitanian margin (Bay of Biscay)

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 2249-2288

  Etcheber, Henri ^a   Relexans, Jean Claude ^a   Beliard, Majida ^a   Weber, Olivier ^a   Buscail, Roselyne ^b   Heussner, Serge ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; MARINE SEDIMENT; ORGANIC MATTER; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032790093     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(99)00062-4     Document Type: Article

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