Organic geochemistry of saanich inlet, BC, during the holocene as revealed by ocean drilling program Leg 169S

Marine Geology

Volumn 174, Issue 1-4, 2001, Pages 249-271

  Whiticar, M J ^a   Elvert, M E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacterial methane accumulation; Ocean drilling program; Saanich Inlet

Indexed keywords

DIAGENETIC SYSTEM;

BACTERIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLAY; METHANE; SEDIMENTS; UNDERWATER DRILLING;

OCEAN ENGINEERING;

CLAY; HOLOCENE; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; SEDIMENTATION; VARVE;

CANADA;

EID: 0343807517     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(00)00154-7     Document Type: Article

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