Sources and diagenetic status of organic matter in the Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand: Evidence from the carbon isotopic composition of d- and l-amino acids

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 440-457

  Uhle, Maria E ^a   Sikes, Elisabeth L ^b   Nodder, Scott D ^c   Pilditch, Conrad A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MICROBIAL SYNTHESIS; SEDIMENTARY ORGANIC MATTERS; TOTAL HYDROLYZABLE AMINO ACIDS (THAA);

AMINO ACIDS; CARBON; HYDROLYSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ORGANIC MINERALS;

AMINO ACID; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON ISOTOPE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MARINE SEDIMENT; ORGANIC MATTER; POINT SOURCE; SEDIMENT CORE;

AUSTRALASIA; HAURAKI GULF; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

EID: 33847211427     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2006.06.007     Document Type: Article

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