Geochemical evidence for high-resolution variations during deposition of the Holocene S1 sapropel on the Cretan Ridge, Eastern Mediterranean

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 273, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 239-248

  Gennari, G ^a   Tamburini, F ^b   Ariztegui, D ^c   Hajdas, I ^b   Spezzaferri, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chemical elements; Cycles; Phosphorus; Sapropel

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BOTTOM WATER; HOLOCENE; MANGANESE; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOSPHORUS; SAPROPEL; SEDIMENT CORE; SOLAR CYCLE;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (EAST);

EID: 60649099986     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2008.06.007     Document Type: Article

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