The nitrogen isotope composition of sediments from the proto-North Atlantic during Oceanic Anoxic Event 2

Paleoceanography

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 923-937

  Ruvalcaba Baroni, I ^a   Van Helmond, N A G M ^a   Tsandev, I ^a   Middelburg, J J ^a   Slomp, C P ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ammonium; nitrogen cycle; nitrogen fixation; nitrogen isotope composition; Oceanic Anoxic Event 2; proto North Atlantic

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BOTTOM WATER; CENOMANIAN-TURONIAN BOUNDARY; GROWTH RATE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; OPEN OCEAN; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PHYTOPLANKTON; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 84939272252     PISSN: 08838305     EISSN: 19449186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014PA002744     Document Type: Article

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