Sources of organic matter in a coastal marine environment: Evidence from n-alkanes and their δ13C distributions in the Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 113, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 149-163

  Sikes, Elisabeth L ^a   Uhle, Maria E ^b   Nodder, Scott D ^c   Howard, Meg E ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Alkanes; Biomarkers; Carbon isotopes; Coastal sediments; Organic matter

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; ALKANE; BURIAL (GEOLOGY); COASTAL SEDIMENT; COASTAL ZONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; ORGANIC MATTER; SEDIMENT CORE;

AUSTRALASIA; HAURAKI GULF; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

POACEAE; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 63649091228     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2008.12.003     Document Type: Article

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