Mechanistic controls on diverse fates of terrestrial organic components in the East China Sea

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 117, Issue , 2013, Pages 129-143

  Zhu, Chun ^a,b   Wagner, Thomas ^c   Talbot, Helen M ^c   Weijers, Johan W H ^d   Pan, Jian Ming ^e   Pancost, Richard D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e Chongqing Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURIAL DIAGENESIS; CARBON CYCLE; MARINE SEDIMENT; ORGANIC MATTER; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

CHINA; EAST CHINA SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN; YANGTZE RIVER;

EID: 84878368838     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2013.04.015     Document Type: Article

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