Distribution and origin of organic matter in the baltic sea sediments dated with 210pb and 137cs

Geochronometria

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-9

  Szczepańska, Aleksandra ^a   Zaborska, Agata ^a   Maciejewska, Anna ^a   Kuliński, Karol ^a   Pempkowiak, Janusz ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Poland)

^b KOSZALIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Accumulation rates; Marine sediments; Nitrogen; Organic carbon; Stable carbon isotopes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863938570     PISSN: 17338387     EISSN: 18971695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s13386-011-0058-x     Document Type: Article

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