Influence of biological productivity on silver and redox-sensitive trace metal accumulation in Southern Ocean surface sediments, Pacific sector

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 380, Issue , 2013, Pages 31-40

  Wagner, Meghan ^a   Hendy, Ingrid L ^a   McKay, Jennifer L ^b   Pedersen, Thomas F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Opal belt; Redox; Silver; Southern Ocean

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTIVITY; DIAGENETIC PROCESS; EXPORT PRODUCTION; PALEOPRODUCTIVITY; REDOX; REMINERALIZATION; SOUTHERN OCEAN; SURFACE PRODUCTIVITY;

GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; OCEANOGRAPHY; PRODUCTIVITY; SEDIMENTS; SURFACE WATERS;

SILVER;

BARIUM; BIOGENIC DEPOSIT; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIAGENESIS; MARINE SEDIMENT; ORGANIC CARBON; PALEOPRODUCTIVITY; REDOX CONDITIONS; REMINERALIZATION; SILICA; SILVER; TRACE METAL;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 84883521107     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2013.08.020     Document Type: Article

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