Organic geochemistry of sediments from the continental margin off southern New England, U.S.A.--Part I. Amino acids, carbohydrates and lignin
Total organic carbon (TOC), lignin, amino acids, sugars and amino sugars were measured in recent sediments for the continental margin off southern New England. The various organic carbon fractions decreased in concentration with increasing distance from shore. The fraction of the TOC that was acco...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Marine chemistry. - 1987. - 21(1987) vom: 01., Seite 249-65 |
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| Format: | Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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1987
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Marine chemistry |
| Schlagworte: | Comparative Study Journal Article Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. NASA Discipline Exobiology Non-NASA Center Amino Acids Amino Sugars Carbohydrates Carbon 7440-44-0 mehr... |
| Zusammenfassung: | Total organic carbon (TOC), lignin, amino acids, sugars and amino sugars were measured in recent sediments for the continental margin off southern New England. The various organic carbon fractions decreased in concentration with increasing distance from shore. The fraction of the TOC that was accounted for by these major components also decreased with increasing distance from shore. The concentration of lignin indicated that only about 3-5% of the organic carbon in the nearshore sediment was of terrestrial origin. The various fractions were highly correlated, which was consistent with a simple linear mixing model of shelf organic matter with material form the slope and rise and indicated a significant transport of sediment from the continental shelf to the continental slope and rise |
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| Beschreibung: | Date Completed 09.09.1999 Date Revised 27.10.2019 published: Print Citation Status MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 0304-4203 |