Influence of oxygen on heterotrophic reworking of sedimentary lipids at the Pakistan margin

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 56, Issue 6-7, 2009, Pages 358-375

  Jeffreys, Rachel M ^a   Wolff, George A ^a   Cowie, Greg L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benthos; Biomarkers; Lipids; Organic matter quality; Oxygen minimum zone; Pakistan Margin

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FAUNAS; BENTHOS; BOTTOM WATER; CARBON CONCENTRATIONS; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; FAUNAL COMMUNITIES; HIGH ORGANIC; INFLUENCE OF OXYGEN; LIPID BIOMARKERS; LOW OXYGEN; LOW QUALITIES; MOLECULAR FILTRATION; MONSOON SEASON; ORGANIC CARBON BURIAL; ORGANIC MATTER QUALITY; OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; OXYGEN MINIMUM ZONE; PAKISTAN; PAKISTAN MARGIN; PHYTODETRITUS; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS; SEA FLOOR; SEASONAL CHANGES; SEASONALITY; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; SUSPENSION FEEDING; WATER COLUMNS; WATER DEPTH;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMARKERS; BIOMASS; FATTY ACIDS; FEEDING; FIRE HAZARDS; LIPIDS; OCEAN HABITATS; ORGANIC CARBON; OXYGEN; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS;

QUALITY CONTROL;

BIOMARKER; BIOMASS; BURIAL (GEOLOGY); COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; EPIFAUNA; FATTY ACID; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FILTRATION; FORAMINIFERA; LIPID; MARINE SEDIMENT; ORGANIC CARBON; OXYGEN MINIMUM LAYER; PHYTODETRITUS; SEAFLOOR; SEASONALITY; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; WATER COLUMN; WATER DEPTH;

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

FORAMINIFERA; PENNATULIDAE;

EID: 67349092946     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2008.06.012     Document Type: Article

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