Enhanced preservation of organic matter in sediments deposited within the oxygen minimum zone in the northeastern Arabian Sea

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 807-830

  Van der Weijden, Cornelis H ^a   Jan Reichart, Gert ^a   Jan Visser, Hendrik ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0033134673     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0637(98)00093-4     Document Type: Article

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