Volcanically induced environmental change at the Permian-Triassic boundary (Xiakou, Hubei Province, South China): Related to West Siberian coal-field methane releases?

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 75, Issue , 2013, Pages 95-109

  Shen, Jun ^a,b   Algeo, Thomas J ^a,b   Feng, Qinglai ^a   Zhou, Lian ^a   Feng, Lanping ^a   Zhang, Ning ^a   Huang, Junhua ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Anoxia; Carbon isotopes; Marine productivity; Mass extinction; Paleoredox; Rare earth elements; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

ANOXIA; CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBONATE RAMP; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; MASS EXTINCTION; METHANE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PERMIAN-TRIASSIC BOUNDARY; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANISM;

CHINA; HUBEI;

EID: 84880991744     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2013.07.013     Document Type: Article

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