Coupled primary production, benthic foraminiferal assemblage, and sulfur diagenesis in organic-rich sediments of the Benguela upwelling system

Marine Geology

Volumn 163, Issue 1-4, 2000, Pages 27-40

  Brüchert, Volker ^a   Pérez, M Elena ^b   Lange, Carina B ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b GEOSCIENCES RESEARCH DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

Benguela current; Benthic foraminifera; Benthic oxygenation; Carbon isotopes; Diatoms; Organic carbon; Pyrite; Sulfur isotopes

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; DIAGENESIS; MARINE SEDIMENT; PLEISTOCENE; PLIOCENE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SULFUR;

INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 0343775857     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(99)00099-7     Document Type: Article

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