Organic carbon accumulation in coastal zones since the last glacial maximum? A ...

• Autor(es): Boski, T. ; Veiga-Pires, C. ; Moura, Delminda
• Data: 2004
• Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/2803
• Origem: Sapientia - Universidade do Algarve
• Assunto(s): Carbon; Holocene; Accumulation
• Tipo de Documento: Documento de conferência
• Idioma: Inglês

Descrição

It is a generally accepted concept that the carbon storage within the principal earth surface reservoirs varies in a multitude of time scales. The shallow water continental margins belong to the most fertile areas in terms of organic carbon (OC) production and are also very effective carbon traps.