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Processes controlling the organic carbon content of open ocean sediments

Emerson, S., Hedges, J. I.·1988·Paleoceanography
DOI 10.1029/pa003i005p00621
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Use of sedimentary organic carbon concentrations as a record of paleoceanographic conditions is complicated by an insufficient understanding of the mechanisms controlling present‐day variations in the organic matter content of surface open ocean sediments. This paper is a review of organic carbon distributions in marine sediments, the global marine balance of particulate and dissolved organic carbon and the processes controlling organic matter diagenesis. The discussion focuses on the last topic with the intention of bringing together mass balance and organic chemical evidence for mechanisms that control the preservation of organic matter in open ocean sediments.

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Authors
Emerson, S., & Hedges, J. I.
Venue
Paleoceanography
Publisher
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Published
1988-10
Volume
3
Issue
5
Pages
621-634
ISSN
  • 0883-8305 (ISSN-L)
  • 1944-9186
DOI
10.1029/pa003i005p00621
OpenAlex
W1979340125
Cited by
738
References
2
FWCI
11.30
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
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