Missing organic carbon in Eocene marine sediments: Is metabolism the biological feedback that maintains end-member climates?

Paleoceanography

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Olivarez Lyle, Annette ^a   Lyle, Mitchell W ^a  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; CLIMATE FEEDBACK; DISSOLUTION; EOCENE; MARINE SEDIMENT; METABOLISM; NUTRIENT CYCLING; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM; ORGANIC CARBON; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOTEMPERATURE; SEAWATER; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33751280629     PISSN: 08838305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005PA001230     Document Type: Article

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