A post-glacial isotope record of primary production and accumulation in the organic sediments of Saanich Inlet, ODP Leg 169s

Marine Geology

Volumn 174, Issue 1-4, 2001, Pages 273-286

  McQuoid, M R ^a   Whiticar, M J ^a   Calvert, S E ^b   Pedersen, T F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Organic sediments; Palaeoproduction; Post glacial isotope record

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC CARBON;

CARBON; FLOODS; ISOTOPES; SEDIMENTS; UNDERWATER DRILLING; VEGETATION;

OCEAN ENGINEERING;

HOLOCENE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ORGANIC MATTER; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; POSTGLACIAL; SEDIMENTATION; VEGETATION;

CANADA;

EID: 0342538943     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(00)00155-9     Document Type: Article

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