Stable isotope (δ13Ccarb and org, δ15Norg) and trace element anomalies during the Late Devonian 'punctata Event' in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 307, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 245-271

  Śliwiński, Maciej G ^a   Whalen, Michael T ^a   Newberry, Rainer J ^a   Payne, Joshua H ^b   Day, Jed E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^c ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon isotopes; Geochemistry; Late Devonian; Nitrogen isotopes; Punctata Event; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

AUTOTROPHY; CARBON ISOTOPE; CORRELATION; DATA SET; DENUDATION; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; EUTROPHICATION; FRASNIAN; GEOACCUMULATION; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; ORGANIC MATTER; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; STABLE ISOTOPE; STRATIGRAPHY; TRACE ELEMENT; TRANSGRESSION;

WESTERN CANADA SEDIMENTARY BASIN;

EID: 79960461946     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2011.05.024     Document Type: Article

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