Lipids as biomarkers for carbon cycling on the Northwest Shelf of Australia: Results from a sediment trap study

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 80, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 103-128

  Burns, Kathryn A ^a   Volkman, John K ^b   Cavanagh, Jo Anne ^a   Brinkman, Diane ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Carbon cycling; Lipid biomarkers; Northwest Shelf; Sediment traps; Vertical flux

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKER; CARBON CYCLE; LIPID; ORGANIC MATTER; SEDIMENT TRAP;

INDIAN OCEAN; NORTHWEST AUSTRALIAN SHELF;

EID: 0037283740     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4203(02)00099-3     Document Type: Article

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