Shallow marine carbonate dissolution and early diagenesis - Implications from an incubation study

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 489-527

  Hu, Xinping ^a,b   Burdige, David J ^a  

^a Old Dominion University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGENESIS; DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; INCUBATION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MARINE SEDIMENT; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; POREWATER; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SHALLOW WATER; STABLE ISOTOPE;

EID: 59349089310     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: 15439542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/002224008787157449     Document Type: Article

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