Distribution and sources of organic biomarkers in arctic sediments from the Mackenzie River and Beaufort Shelf

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 23-51

  Goñi, Miguel A ^a   Yunker, Mark B ^a   MacDonald, Robie W ^b   Eglinton, Timothy I ^c  

^a Earth Water Sci Bldg 302 700 S ^*  (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Beaufort Shelf; Mackenzie River; Organic biomarker

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOMARKER; DELTAIC DEPOSIT; ORGANIC CARBON; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SHELF SEDIMENT;

ARCTIC OCEAN; CANADA;

EID: 0343603427     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4203(00)00037-2     Document Type: Article

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