Browsing Doctoral Theses by Author "Laarkamp, Kirsten Lynn"
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Organic phosphorus in marine sediments : chemical structure, diagenetic alteration, and mechanisms of preservation
Laarkamp, Kirsten Lynn (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)Phosphorus, an essential nutrient, is removed from the oceans only through burial with marine sediments. Organic phosphorus (Prog) constitutes an important fraction (ca. 25%) of total-P in marine sediments. However, given ...