The supply and preservation of ancient and modern components of organic carbon in the Canadian Beaufort Shelf of the Arctic Ocean

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-73

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

^a Univ S C   (United States)

^b Canada V8M 1G9 ^*  (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

^d WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic sediments; Beaufort shelf; Carbon 13; Carbon 14; Fatty acids; Lignin phenols; Mackenzie River; Organic carbon

Indexed keywords

CARBON BUDGET; FATTY ACID; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ORGANIC CARBON; PROVENANCE; SHELF SEDIMENT;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BEAUFORT SEA; MACKENZIE SHELF; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 11044234880     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2004.08.001     Document Type: Article

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