Reconstruction of changes in export productivity during Pliocene sapropel deposition: A biomarker approach

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 190, Issue , 2003, Pages 273-287

  Menzel, Diana ^a   Van Bergen, Pim F ^a   Schouten, Stefan ^b   Sinninghe Damsté, Jaap S ^a,b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alkenones; Carbon isotopes; Dinosterol; Eastern Mediterranean Sea; Loliolide isololiolide; Long chain diols keto ols

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKER; CARBON ISOTOPE; PALEOPRODUCTIVITY; PHYTOPLANKTON; PLIOCENE; SAPROPEL;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; DINOPHYCEAE; EUSTIGMATOPHYCEAE; HAPTOPHYCEAE;

EID: 0037440495     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(02)00610-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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