Diagenetic control of nitrogen isotope ratios in Holocene sapropels and recent sediments from the Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Biogeosciences

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 3901-3914

  Mobius J ^a   Lahajnar, N ^a   Emeis, K C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION; ALUMINUM; AMINO ACID; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BARIUM; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DEEP WATER; HOLOCENE; ISOTOPIC RATIO; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC NITROGEN; PRESERVATION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SAPROPEL; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 78649724136     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-7-3901-2010     Document Type: Article

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