Controls on the age of vascular plant biomarkers in Black Sea sediments

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 74, Issue 24, 2010, Pages 7031-7047

  Kusch, Stephanie ^a,b   Rethemeyer, Janet ^a,b   Schefuß, Enno ^c   Mollenhauer, Gesine ^a,b  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ALKANE; BIOMARKER; CATCHMENT; FATTY ACID; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; MARINE SEDIMENT; ORGANIC CARBON; RADIOCARBON DATING; SEDIMENT CORE; VASCULAR PLANT;

BLACK SEA;

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 77955936923     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2010.09.005     Document Type: Article

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