Bacterial reworking of terrigenous and marine organic matter in estuarine water columns and sediments

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 74, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 5593-5609

  Bourgoin, Luc Henri ^a   Tremblay, Luc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BACTERIUM; BIOMARKER; DIAGENESIS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; MARINE SEDIMENT; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; REWORKING; TERRIGENOUS DEPOSIT; WATER COLUMN;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; SAGUENAY FJORD; SAINT LAWRENCE ESTUARY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 77955919589     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2010.06.037     Document Type: Article

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