The mystery of the sapropels
NaturePublished 1 March 1999
Connie Sancetta
Citations17
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score18.29
SNIP10.16
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Abstract
Sapropels are layers of sediment on the sea floor that are rich in organic carbon. The way in which they were formed has been a matter of intense debate, with researchers usually invoking one of two alternative explanations. Work in the Mediterranean now allows those explanations to be reconciled.
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Earth and Planetary Sciences
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