The role of mat-forming diatoms in the formation of Mediterranean sapropels

Nature

Volumn 398, Issue 6722, 1999, Pages 57-61

  Kemp, Alan E S ^a   Pearce, Richard B ^a   Koizumi, Itaru ^b   Pike, Jennifer ^a,c   Rance, S Jae ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIATOM; SAPROPEL; STROMATOLITE;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; DIATOM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FOSSIL; GEOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OCEANIC REGIONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 0033522119     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/18001     Document Type: Article

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