Dispersion and cycling of organic matter from the Sepik River outflow to the Papua New Guinea coast as determined from biomarkers

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1747-1764

  Burns, Kathryn A ^a   Hernes, Peter J ^b   Brinkman, Diane ^a   Poulsen, Anita ^a   Benner, Ronald ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL BIOMARKERS; BISMARCK SEAS; C/N RATIOS; COASTAL CURRENTS; COASTAL SEDIMENTS; COASTAL WATERS; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; DEEP WATERS; DEEPER WATERS; DESORPTION PROCESSES; DISSOLVED LIGNINS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBONS; FLOWING WATERS; LIPID CLASSES; LIPID CONTENTS; LONG DISTANCES; MOLECULAR BIOMARKERS; NEW GUINEA COASTAL UNDERCURRENTS; OPTICAL MEASUREMENTS; ORGANIC LOADS; ORGANIC MATTERS; ORGANICS; PAPUA NEW GUINEAS; PARTICULATE PHASIS; RIVER OUTFLOWS; RIVER SYSTEMS; SURFACE LAYERS; WATER SAMPLES; ZOO PLANKTONS;

ALCOHOLS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMARKERS; CARBON; COASTAL ENGINEERING; COASTAL ZONES; DESORPTION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); DISSOLUTION; FATTY ACIDS; FIRE HAZARDS; FLOW OF WATER; HYDROCARBONS; LIGNIN; LIPIDS; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHENOLS; RIVERS; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; WATER ANALYSIS;

ORGANIC CARBON;

BACTERIUM; BIOMARKER; COASTAL CURRENT; COASTAL WATER; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DEGRADATION; DESORPTION; DISPERSION; LIPID; MARINE SEDIMENT; ORGANIC MATTER; OUTFLOW; PHENOL; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEDIMENT TRAP; ZOOPLANKTON;

ALCOHOLS; CARBON; DESORPTION; DISCHARGE; DISSOLVING; FATTY ACIDS; HYDROCARBONS; LIGNINS; LIPIDS;

MELANESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; SEPIK RIVER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 56349168365     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2008.08.003     Document Type: Article

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