Microbial transformations of organic matter in black shales and implications for global biogeochemical cycles

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 219, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 157-170

  Petsch, S T ^a   Edwards, K J ^b   Eglinton, T I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Assimilation; Kerogen; Lipids; Microorganisms; Organic matter; Shale

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL WEATHERING; BLACK SHALE; KEROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER;

EID: 15744396824     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2004.10.019     Document Type: Article

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