Climatic influences on the Paleogene evolution of alkenones

Paleoceanography

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 255-272

  Brassell, Simon C ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

alkenones; biomarkers; calcareous nannoplankton; climate change; Noelaerhabdaceae

Indexed keywords

ALGA; ALKENONE; APTIAN; BIOMARKER; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE VARIATION; COCCOLITH; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; MARINE SEDIMENT; NANOPLANKTON; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; OXIDATION; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOGENE; PALEOTEMPERATURE; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; STRATIFICATION; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

ALGAE; HAPTOPHYCEAE; NOELAERHABDACEAE; RETICULOFENESTRA;

EID: 84896690503     PISSN: 08838305     EISSN: 19449186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013PA002576     Document Type: Article

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