Sedimentation of 13 C-rich organic matter from Antarctic sea-ice algae: A potential indicator of past sea-ice extent

Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 331-334

  Gibson, John A E ^a,d   Trull, Tom ^a   Nichols, Peter D ^b   Summons, Roger E ^c   McMinn, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ISOTOPES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SEDIMENTS; SURFACE WATERS;

ANTARCTIC SEA ICE; CARBON ISOTOPES; CARBON ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; DISSOLVED CARBON DIOXIDE; EAST ANTARCTICA; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTERS; POTENTIAL INDICATORS; SEASONAL VARIATION;

SEA ICE;

ALGA; CARBON 13; ICE COVER; ORGANIC MATTER; SEA ICE; SEASONALITY;

ANTARCTICA; PRYDZ BAY;

EID: 84879881758     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1999)027<0331:SOCROM>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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