Amino acid carbon isotopic fractionation patterns in oceanic dissolved organic matter: An unaltered photoautotrophic source for dissolved organic nitrogen in the ocean?

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 92, Issue 1-4 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 123-134

  McCarthy, Matthew D ^a   Benner, Ronald ^b   Lee, Cindy ^c   Hedges, John I ^d   Fogel, Marilyn L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Carbon 13 isotopes; Dissolved organic matter; Dissolved organic nitrogen; Equatorial; Organic matter preservation; Pacific ocean; Particulate organic nitrogen

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION;

EID: 9644276800     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2004.06.021     Document Type: Conference Paper

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