An n-alkane proxy for the sedimentary input of submerged/floating freshwater aquatic macrophytes

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 7-8, 2000, Pages 745-749

  Ficken, K J ^a,b   Li, B ^a   Swain, D L ^b   Eglinton, G ^a  

^a Biogeochemistry Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

13C; Aquatic macrophytes; Lakes; Lipids; N Alkanes

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC MACROPHYTES; AQUATIC PLANTS;

LIPIDS; PARAFFINS; SEDIMENTS;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY;

ALKANE; AQUATIC PLANT; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MACROPHYTE;

KENYA;

EID: 0034233265     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(00)00081-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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