Sedimentary pigments on the Pakistan margin: Controlling factors and organic matter dynamics

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 56, Issue 6-7, 2009, Pages 347-357

  Woulds, Clare ^a   Cowie, Greg L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benthos; Chlorophylls; Degradation; Oxygen Minimum Zone; Pigments; Sediment

Indexed keywords

ARABIAN SEA; BENTHIC COMMUNITIES; BENTHOS; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES; BIOTURBATION; CHLOROPHYLL A; CONCENTRATION OF; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CONTROLLING FACTORS; DEGRADATION INDEX; DEPOSITIONAL CONDITION; DRY SEDIMENTS; GENERAL SITUATION; HALF LIVES; LOW OXYGEN; MACROFAUNA; MARINE SEDIMENTS; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC MATTER DYNAMICS; OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; OXYGEN MINIMUM ZONE; PAKISTAN; PHEOPIGMENTS; PIGMENT COMPOSITION; PIGMENT CONCENTRATION; PRINCIPLE COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTARY PIGMENTS; SUMMER MONSOON; SURFACE SEDIMENTS; WATER DEPTH; ZEAXANTHIN;

AMINES; ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; BIOACTIVITY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHLOROPHYLL; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEGRADATION; OCEAN HABITATS; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PAINT; PORPHYRINS; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

ABUNDANCE; AMINO ACID; BENTHOS; BIOACTIVITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; MARINE SEDIMENT; MICROCOSM; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN MINIMUM LAYER; PIGMENT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; WATER DEPTH;

ARABIAN SEA; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIAN OCEAN; PAKISTAN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 66749133874     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2008.05.033     Document Type: Article

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