Fossilization and degradation of intact polar lipids in deep subsurface sediments: A theoretical approach

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 74, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 3806-3814

  Schouten, Stefan ^a   Middelburg, Jack J ^b,c   Hopmans, Ellen C ^a   Sinninghe Damsté, Jaap S ^a,b  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSPHERE; DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; DEGRADATION; LIPID; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PHOSPHOLIPID; THEORETICAL STUDY; WATER COLUMN;

EID: 77953120516     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2010.03.029     Document Type: Article

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