Radiocarbon evidence of fossil-carbon cycling in sediments of a nearshore hydrocarbon seep

An examination of radiocarbon evidence of fossil-carbon cycling in sediments of a nearshore hydrocarbon seep near Santa Barbara CA indicate that fossil carbon can comprise a major component of such carbon pools.

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Published in:Nature (London) 1990-11, Vol.348 (6298), p.230-232
Main Authors: Bauer, James E, Spies, Robert B, Vogel, John S, Nelson, D. Erle, Southon, John R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abundance
Admixtures
Biogeochemistry
Carbon
Carbon 14
Carbon cycle
Carbon dating
Chemistry
Depletion
Dissolved inorganic carbon
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Ecology
Energy metabolism
Energy sources
Euphotic zone
Exact sciences and technology
Fossils
Gases
Geochemistry
Hydrocarbons
Isotope geochemistry
Isotope geochemistry. Geochronology
Macrofauna
Marine
Marine and continental quaternary
Meiofauna
Metabolism
Natural gas
Oceans
Organic carbon
Petroleum hydrocarbons
Pore water
R&D
Research & development
Sedimentary environments
Sedimentary rocks
Sediments
Seepage
Surficial geology
Total organic carbon
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Summary:An examination of radiocarbon evidence of fossil-carbon cycling in sediments of a nearshore hydrocarbon seep near Santa Barbara CA indicate that fossil carbon can comprise a major component of such carbon pools.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/348230a0