Amino acid biogeochemistry and organic matter degradation state across the Pakistan margin oxygen minimum zone

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 56, Issue 6-7, 2009, Pages 376-392

  Vandewiele, Sandra ^a   Cowie, Greg ^b   Soetaert, Karline ^a   Middelburg, Jack J ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benthic foraminifera; Deep sea benthos; Hypoxia; Organic matter cycling; Oxygen minimum zone; Phytodetrital fluxes

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; DEEP-SEA BENTHOS; HYPOXIA; ORGANIC MATTER CYCLING; OXYGEN MINIMUM ZONE; PHYTODETRITAL FLUXES;

AMINATION; AMINES; AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DEGRADATION; FATTY ACIDS; FIRE HAZARDS; MINERALS; MINING; OCEAN HABITATS; ORGANIC ACIDS; OXYGEN; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SILICATE MINERALS; UNDERWATER MINERAL RESOURCES;

ORGANIC CARBON;

AMINO ACID; BACTERIUM; BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DEEP SEA; DIAGENESIS; HYPOXIA; MARINE SEDIMENT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN MINIMUM LAYER; PHYTODETRITUS; PROTEIN; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; TRANSITION ZONE;

ASIA; EURASIA; PAKISTAN; SOUTH ASIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 66749190404     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2008.05.035     Document Type: Article

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