Paleo-environmental evolution as revealed by analysis of organic carbon and nitrogen: A case of coastal Taipei Basin in Northern Taiwan

Geochemical Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 111-120

  Ku, Huei Wei ^a   Chen, Yue Gau ^a   Chan, Po Shun ^b   Liu, Huan Chi ^c   Lin, Chao Chung ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

C N ratios; Organic matter; Taipei Basin; 13C; 15N

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFICATION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MIXING RATIO; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC NITROGEN; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SEAWATER;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIPEI BASIN; TAIWAN;

EID: 34347263713     PISSN: 00167002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2343/geochemj.41.111     Document Type: Article

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