Lipid biomarker record in surface sediments at three sites of contrasting productivity in the tropical North Eastern Atlantic

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 108, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 59-76

  Méjanelle, Laurence ^a   Laureillard, Jeanne ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Higher plants; Hydrocarbons; n Alkanols; n Alkenones; n Alkyl diols; North Eastern tropical Atlantic; Primary productivity; Sterols

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMARKER; DIATOM; FATTY ACID; HYDROCARBON; LIPID; PALEOPRODUCTIVITY; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RECORD; SEDIMENT; STEROL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST);

BACILLARIOPHYTA; DINOPHYCEAE; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUSTIGMATOPHYCEAE; HAPTOPHYCEAE; HASLEA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 37349122421     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2007.10.002     Document Type: Article

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