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Keeling RF, Najjar RP, Mender ML, Tans PP (1993) What atmospheric oxygen measurements can tell us
about the global carbon cycle. Global Biogeochem Cycles 7:37-67
Keil RG, Tsamakis E, Fuh CB, Giddings JC, Hedges JI (1994a) Mineralogical and textural controls on organic composition of coastal marine sediments: Hydrodynamic separation using SPLITT
fractionation. Geochim Cosmochim Acta 57:879-893
Keil RG, Montlu~on DB, Prahl FG, Hedges JI (1994b) Sorptive preservation of labile organic matter in
marine sediments. Nature 370:549-552
Keil RG, Hu FS, Tsamakis E, Hedges JI (1994C) Pollen grains deposited in marine sediments are degraded
only under oxic conditions. Nature 369:639-641
Keil RG, Mayer LM, Quay PD, Richey JE, Hedges JI (1997) Loss of organic matter from riverine particles
in deltas. Geochim Cosmochim Acta 61:1507-1511
Kump LR, Garrels RM (1986) Modeling atmospheric O2 in the global sedimentary redox cycle. Am J Sci
286:337-360
Lasaga AC (1989) A new approach to isotopic modeling of the variation of atmospheric oxygen through
the Phanerozoic. Am J Sci 289: 411-435
Lee C (1992) Controls on organic carbon preservation: The use of stratified water bodies to compare
intrinsic rates of decomposition in oxic and anoxic systems. Geochim Cosmochim Acta 56:3323-3335
Leeuw JW de, Largeau C (1993) A review of macromolecular organic compounds that comprise living
organisms and their role in kerogen, coal, and petroleum formation. In: Engle MH, Macko SA (eds)
Organic geochemistry. New York, Plenum, pp 23-72
Mayer LM (1994a) Surface area control of organic carbon accumulation in continental shelf sediments.
Geochim Cosmochim Acta 58:1271-1284
Mayer LM (1994b) Relationships between mineral surfaces and organic carbon concentrations in soils
and sediments. Chern GeoI114:347-363
Mayer LM, Keil RG, Macko SA, Joye SB, Ruttenberg KC, Aller RC (1998) Importance of suspended
particulates in riverine delivery of bioavailable nitrogen to coastal zones. Global Biogeochem Cycles 12:573-579
Mayer LM (2000) Extent of coverage of mineral surfaces by organic matter in marine sediments. Geochim
Cosmochim Acta 63:207-215
Mayer LM, Jumars pJ, Taghon GL, Macko SA (1993) Low-density particles as potential nitrogenous food
for benthos. J Mar Res 51:373-389
Middelburg JJ, Vlug T, Nat FJWA Van der (1993) Organic matter mineralization in marine systems. Global Planet Change 8:47-58
Morse JW, Berner RA (1995) What detemrines sedimentary CIS ratios? Geochim Cosmochim Acta 59:1073-1077
Millier pJ, Suess E (1979) Productivity, sedimentation rate, and sedimentary organic matter in the oceans.
I. Organic carbon preservation. Deep-Sea Res 26:1347-1362
Nelson PN, Dictor M-C, Soulsa G (1994) Availability of organic carbon in soluble and particle-size fractions from a soil profile. Soil Bioi Biochem 26:1549-1555
Payton A, Arrigo KR (2000) The sulfur-isotopic composition of Cenozoic seawater sulfate: Implications
for pyrite burial and atmospheric oxygen. Internat Geol Rev 42:1-8
Petsch ST, Berner RA (1998) Coupling the geochemical cycles of C, P, Fe, and S: The effect of atmospheric O2 and the isotopic records of carbon and sulfur. Amer J Sci 298:246-262
Prahl FG, Lange GJ de, Lyle M, Sparrow MA (1989) Post-depositional stability oflong-chain alkenones
under contrasting redox conditions. Nature 341:434-437
Prahl FG, Lange GJ de, Scholten S, Cowie GL (1997) A case of post-depositional aerobic degradation of
terrestrial organic matter in turbidite deposits from the Madeira Abyssal Plain Org Geochem 27:141-152
Premuzic ET, Benkovitz CM, Gaffney JS, Walsh JJ (1982) The nature and distribution of organic matter
in surface sediments of world oceans and seas. Org Geochem 4:63-77
Ransom B, Kim D, Kastner M, Wainwright S (1998) Organic matter preservation on continental slopes:
Importance of mineralogy and surface area. Geochim Cosmochim Acta 62:1329-1345
Reimers CE (1989) Control of benthic fluxes by particulate supply. In: Berger WH, Smetacek S, Wefer G
(eds) Productivity of the ocean: Present and past. John Wiley and Sons, New York, pp 217-233
Smith SV, Mackenzie FT (1987) The ocean as a net heterotrophic system: Implications for the carbon
biogeochemical cycle. Global Biogeochem Cycles 1:187-198
Thomson J, Higgs NC, Croudace IW, Colly S, Hydes DJ (1993) Redox zonation of elements at an
oxic/post-oxic boundary in deep-sea sediments. Geochim Cosmochim Acta 57:579-595
Valen L Van (1971) A history and stability of atmospheric oxygen. Science 171:439-443
Walker JCG (1974) Stability of atmospheric oxygen. Amer J Sci 274:193-214
Watson A, Lovelock JE, Margulis L (1978) Methanogenesis, fires and regulation of atmospheric oxygen.
Biosystems 19:293-298
Weijden CH Van der, Reichart GJ, Hendrik JV (1999) Enhanced preservation of organic matter in
sediments deposited within the oxygen minimum zone in the northeastern Arabian Sea. Deep-Sea
Res 46:807-830
123
Keeling RF, Najjar RP, Mender ML, Tans PP (1993) What atmospheric oxygen measurements can tell us
about the global carbon cycle. Global Biogeochem Cycles 7:37-67
Keil RG, Tsamakis E, Fuh CB, Giddings JC, Hedges JI (1994a) Mineralogical and textural controls on organic composition of coastal marine sediments: Hydrodynamic separation using SPLITT
fractionation. Geochim Cosmochim Acta 57:879-893
Keil RG, Montlu~on DB, Prahl FG, Hedges JI (1994b) Sorptive preservation of labile organic matter in
marine sediments. Nature 370:549-552
Keil RG, Hu FS, Tsamakis E, Hedges JI (1994C) Pollen grains deposited in marine sediments are degraded
only under oxic conditions. Nature 369:639-641
Keil RG, Mayer LM, Quay PD, Richey JE, Hedges JI (1997) Loss of organic matter from riverine particles
in deltas. Geochim Cosmochim Acta 61:1507-1511
Kump LR, Garrels RM (1986) Modeling atmospheric O2 in the global sedimentary redox cycle. Am J Sci
286:337-360
Lasaga AC (1989) A new approach to isotopic modeling of the variation of atmospheric oxygen through
the Phanerozoic. Am J Sci 289: 411-435
Lee C (1992) Controls on organic carbon preservation: The use of stratified water bodies to compare
intrinsic rates of decomposition in oxic and anoxic systems. Geochim Cosmochim Acta 56:3323-3335
Leeuw JW de, Largeau C (1993) A review of macromolecular organic compounds that comprise living
organisms and their role in kerogen, coal, and petroleum formation. In: Engle MH, Macko SA (eds)
Organic geochemistry. New York, Plenum, pp 23-72
Mayer LM (1994a) Surface area control of organic carbon accumulation in continental shelf sediments.
Geochim Cosmochim Acta 58:1271-1284
Mayer LM (1994b) Relationships between mineral surfaces and organic carbon concentrations in soils
and sediments. Chern GeoI114:347-363
Mayer LM, Keil RG, Macko SA, Joye SB, Ruttenberg KC, Aller RC (1998) Importance of suspended
particulates in riverine delivery of bioavailable nitrogen to coastal zones. Global Biogeochem Cycles 12:573-579
Mayer LM (2000) Extent of coverage of mineral surfaces by organic matter in marine sediments. Geochim
Cosmochim Acta 63:207-215
Mayer LM, Jumars pJ, Taghon GL, Macko SA (1993) Low-density particles as potential nitrogenous food
for benthos. J Mar Res 51:373-389
Middelburg JJ, Vlug T, Nat FJWA Van der (1993) Organic matter mineralization in marine systems. Global Planet Change 8:47-58
Morse JW, Berner RA (1995) What detemrines sedimentary CIS ratios? Geochim Cosmochim Acta 59:1073-1077
Millier pJ, Suess E (1979) Productivity, sedimentation rate, and sedimentary organic matter in the oceans.
I. Organic carbon preservation. Deep-Sea Res 26:1347-1362
Nelson PN, Dictor M-C, Soulsa G (1994) Availability of organic carbon in soluble and particle-size fractions from a soil profile. Soil Bioi Biochem 26:1549-1555
Payton A, Arrigo KR (2000) The sulfur-isotopic composition of Cenozoic seawater sulfate: Implications
for pyrite burial and atmospheric oxygen. Internat Geol Rev 42:1-8
Petsch ST, Berner RA (1998) Coupling the geochemical cycles of C, P, Fe, and S: The effect of atmospheric O2 and the isotopic records of carbon and sulfur. Amer J Sci 298:246-262
Prahl FG, Lange GJ de, Lyle M, Sparrow MA (1989) Post-depositional stability oflong-chain alkenones
under contrasting redox conditions. Nature 341:434-437
Prahl FG, Lange GJ de, Scholten S, Cowie GL (1997) A case of post-depositional aerobic degradation of
terrestrial organic matter in turbidite deposits from the Madeira Abyssal Plain Org Geochem 27:141-152
Premuzic ET, Benkovitz CM, Gaffney JS, Walsh JJ (1982) The nature and distribution of organic matter
in surface sediments of world oceans and seas. Org Geochem 4:63-77
Ransom B, Kim D, Kastner M, Wainwright S (1998) Organic matter preservation on continental slopes:
Importance of mineralogy and surface area. Geochim Cosmochim Acta 62:1329-1345
Reimers CE (1989) Control of benthic fluxes by particulate supply. In: Berger WH, Smetacek S, Wefer G
(eds) Productivity of the ocean: Present and past. John Wiley and Sons, New York, pp 217-233
Smith SV, Mackenzie FT (1987) The ocean as a net heterotrophic system: Implications for the carbon
biogeochemical cycle. Global Biogeochem Cycles 1:187-198
Thomson J, Higgs NC, Croudace IW, Colly S, Hydes DJ (1993) Redox zonation of elements at an
oxic/post-oxic boundary in deep-sea sediments. Geochim Cosmochim Acta 57:579-595
Valen L Van (1971) A history and stability of atmospheric oxygen. Science 171:439-443
Walker JCG (1974) Stability of atmospheric oxygen. Amer J Sci 274:193-214
Watson A, Lovelock JE, Margulis L (1978) Methanogenesis, fires and regulation of atmospheric oxygen.
Biosystems 19:293-298
Weijden CH Van der, Reichart GJ, Hendrik JV (1999) Enhanced preservation of organic matter in
sediments deposited within the oxygen minimum zone in the northeastern Arabian Sea. Deep-Sea
Res 46:807-830