Organic matter diagenesis at the oxic/anoxic interface in coastal marine sediments, with emphasis on the role of burrowing animals

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 426, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-24

  Kristensen, Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bioturbation; Carbon; Diagenesis; Irrigation; Oxic anoxic interfaces; Oxygen

Indexed keywords

BURROWING ORGANISM; MARINE SEDIMENT; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION;

EID: 0034656867     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003980226194     Document Type: Conference Paper

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