Organic matter composition and sulfate reduction rates in sediments off Chile

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 351-361

  Schubert, Carsten J ^a   Ferdelman, Timothy G ^a   Strotmann, Bettina ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Organic carbon reactivity; Organic matter composition; Organic matter degradation; Sulfate reduction rates

Indexed keywords

CARBON NITROGEN RATIO; CHILE; CHLORINE; DEGRADATION KINETICS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; ORGANIC MATTER; REDUCTION; SEDIMENT; SULFATE;

MARINE SEDIMENT; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; ORGANIC MATTER;

CHILE;

ACIDS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; COMPOSITION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; REDUCTION; SEDIMENTS; SOILS; WEATHERING;

CENOMANIAN BLACK SHALE; DIAGENETIC DEGRADATION; EIREV; THERMOCHEMOLYSIS; TROPICAL PEATY MARSH;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0033633013     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(00)00005-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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