Mass spectrometric characterization of 13C-labeled lipid tracers and their degradation products in microcosm sediments

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 199-209

  Sun, M Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

13C labeled microalgae; Benthic macrofauna; Degradation products; Lipids; Rate constants; Redox conditions

Indexed keywords

PHYTOL;

ALGAE; ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; DEGRADATION; FATTY ACIDS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIPIDS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; RATE CONSTANTS; REDOX REACTIONS;

SEDIMENTS;

CARBON; DEGRADATION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LIPID; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; TRACER;

EID: 0034018695     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(99)00163-1     Document Type: Article

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