Neritic and pelagic carbonate sedimentation in the marine environment: Ignorance is not bliss

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 496-504

  Milliman, J D ^a   Droxler, A W ^b  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium carbonate; Ocean; Production; Sedimentation

Indexed keywords

EID: 53349146486     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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