Organic-rich sediments in ventilated deep-sea environments: Relationship to climate, sea level, and trophic changes

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2003, Pages

  Bertrand, P ^a   Pedersen, T F ^b   Schneider, R ^c   Shimmield, G ^d   Lallier Verges, E ^e   Disnar, J R ^e   Massias, D ^a   Villanueva, J ^a   Tribovillard, N ^f   Huc, A Y ^g   Giraud, X ^a   Pierre, C ^h   Venec Peyre M T ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^d SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^f CNRS   (France)

^g IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^h SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

ⁱ MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Coastal upwelling; Deep sea sediments; Petroleum source rocks; Quaternary climate; Southwestern African Margin

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; MARINE SEDIMENT; ORGANIC CARBON; PELAGIC DEPOSIT; QUATERNARY; SOURCE ROCK;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NAMIBIAN MARGIN;

EID: 0038008692     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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