Reconstructing benthic carbon oxidation rates using δ13C of benthic foraminifers

Marine Micropaleontology

Volumn 53, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 117-132

  Holsten, Jennifer ^a   Stott, Lowell ^a   Berelson, Will ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

13C; benthic carbon oxidation; benthic foraminifers

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; CALCITE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPE; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; OXIDATION; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

BOLIVINA; BULIMINELLA; FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 8444221229     PISSN: 03778398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marmicro.2004.05.006     Document Type: Article

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