CHAPTER 6 . Diagenesis of Organic Matter at the Water-Sediment Interface
163
Billen G (1982) Modelling the processes of organic matter degradation and nutrients in sedimentary
environments. In: Nedwell DB, Brown CM (eds) Sediment microbiology. Academic Press, New York,
pp 15-52
Canuel EA, Martens CS (1996) Reactivity of recently deposited organic matter: Degradation of lipid
compounds near tlIe sediment water interface. Geochim Cosmochim Acta 60:1793-1806
Calvert SE, Pedersen TF (1992) Organic carbon accumulation and preservation in marine sediments:
How important is anoxia? In: Whelan J, Farrington JW (eds) Organic matter. Univ. Press, New York,
pp 231-263
Cowie GL (1990) Marine organic diagenesis: A comparative study of amino acids, neutral sugars, and
lignin. PhD dissertation, University of Washington, Seattle
Cowie GL, Hedges JI (1991) Organic carbon and nitrogen geochemistry of Black Sea surface sediments
from stations spanning tlIe oxic/anoxic boundary. In: Izdar E, Murray JW (eds) Black Sea oceanography. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, pp 343-359
Cowie GL, Hedges JI, Calvert SE (1992) Sources and relative reactivities of amino acids, neutral sugars,
and lignin in an intermittently anoxic sediment. Geochim Cosmochim Acta 56:1963-1978
Cowie GL, Hedges JI, PralIl FG, Lange GJ de (1995) Elemental and major biochemical changes across an
oxidation from in a relict turbidite: A clear-cut oxygen effect. Geochim Cosmochim Acta 59:33-46
Cowie GL, Calvert SE, Pedersen TF, Schulz H, Rad U von (1999) Organic content and preservational controls in surficial shelf and slope sediments from tlIe Arabian Sea (Pakistan margin). Mar GeoI161:23-38
Deming JW, Barros JA (1993) The early diagenesis of organic mater: Bacterial activity. In: Engel MH,
Macko SA (eds) Organic geochemistry - principles and applications. Plenum Press, New York, pp
119-144
Emerson S, Hedges JI (1988) Processes controlling the organic carbon content of open ocean sediments.
Paleoceanogr 3:621-634
Gaskell SJ, Eglinton G (1975) Rapid hydrogenation of sterols in a contemporary lacustrine sediment.
Nature 254:209-211
Graneshram RS, Calvert SE, Pederson TF, Cowie GL (1999) Factors controlling the burial of organic carbon in laminated and bioturbated sediments off NW Mexico: Implications for hydrocarbon preservation. Geochim Cosmochim Acta 63:1723-1734
Hamilton SE, Hedges JI (1988) The comparative geochemistries of lignins and carbohydrates in an anoxic fjord. Geochim Cosmochim Acta 52:129-142
Hartnett HE, Keil RG, Hedges JI, Devol AH (1998) Influence of oxygen exposure time on organic carbon
preservation in continental margin sediments. Nature 391:572-574
Harvey HR, Macko SA (1997) Kinetics of phytoplankton decay during simulated sedimentation: changes
in lipids under oxic and anoxic conditions. Org Geochem 27:129-140
Harvey HR, Tuttle JH, Bell JT (1995) Kinetics of phytoplankton decay during simulated sedimentation:
Changes in biochemical composition and microbial activity under oxic and anoxic conditions.
Geochim Cosmochim Acta 59:3367-3377
Hedges JI, Keil RG (1995) Sedimentary organic matter preservation: An assessment and speculative synthesis. Mar Chern 49:81-115
Hedges JI, Hu FS, Devol AH, Hartnett HE, Tsamakis E, KeiI RG (1999) Sedimentary organic matter preservation: A test for selective degradation under oxic conditions. Am J Sci 299:529-555
Hedges JI, Eglinton G., Hatcher PG et al. (2000) The molecularly-uncharacterized component of nonliving
organic matter in natural environments. Org Geochem 31:945-958
Henrichs SM (1993) Early diagenesis of organic matter: The dynamics (rates) of cycling of organic compounds. In: Engel MH, Macko SA (eds) Organic geochemistry - principles and applications. Plenum Press, New York, pp 101-115
Henrichs SM, Farrington JW, Lee C (1984) Peru upwelling region sediments near IS° S. 2. Dissolved free
and total hydrolyzable amino acids. Limnol Oceanogr 29:20-34
Kaneda T (1991) Iso and anteiso-fatty acids in bacteria: Biosynthesis, function, and taxonomic significance. Microbiol Rev 55:288-302
Kawamura K, Ishiwatari R, Yamazaki M (1980) Identification of polyunsaturated fatty acids in surface
lacustrine sediments. Chern GeoI28:31-39
Keil RG, Cowie GL (1999) Organic matter preservation tlIrough the oxygen deficient zone of the NE
Arabian Sea as discerned by organic carbon:mineral surface area ratios. Mar GeoI161:12-22
Keil RG, Montluc;:on DB, PralIl FG, Hedges JI (1994a) Sorptive preservation of labile organic matter in
marine sediments. Nature 370:549-552
Keil RG, Tsamakis E, Fuh CB, Giddings JC, Hedges JI (1994b) Mineralogical and textural controls on
organic composition of coastal marine sediments: Hydrodynamic separation using SPLITT
fractionation. Geochim Cosmochim Acta 57:879-893
Keil RG, Hu FS, Tsamakis E, Hedges JI (1994c) Pollen degradation in marine sediments as an indicator
of oxidation of organic matter. Nature 369:639-641
163
Billen G (1982) Modelling the processes of organic matter degradation and nutrients in sedimentary
environments. In: Nedwell DB, Brown CM (eds) Sediment microbiology. Academic Press, New York,
pp 15-52
Canuel EA, Martens CS (1996) Reactivity of recently deposited organic matter: Degradation of lipid
compounds near tlIe sediment water interface. Geochim Cosmochim Acta 60:1793-1806
Calvert SE, Pedersen TF (1992) Organic carbon accumulation and preservation in marine sediments:
How important is anoxia? In: Whelan J, Farrington JW (eds) Organic matter. Univ. Press, New York,
pp 231-263
Cowie GL (1990) Marine organic diagenesis: A comparative study of amino acids, neutral sugars, and
lignin. PhD dissertation, University of Washington, Seattle
Cowie GL, Hedges JI (1991) Organic carbon and nitrogen geochemistry of Black Sea surface sediments
from stations spanning tlIe oxic/anoxic boundary. In: Izdar E, Murray JW (eds) Black Sea oceanography. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, pp 343-359
Cowie GL, Hedges JI, Calvert SE (1992) Sources and relative reactivities of amino acids, neutral sugars,
and lignin in an intermittently anoxic sediment. Geochim Cosmochim Acta 56:1963-1978
Cowie GL, Hedges JI, PralIl FG, Lange GJ de (1995) Elemental and major biochemical changes across an
oxidation from in a relict turbidite: A clear-cut oxygen effect. Geochim Cosmochim Acta 59:33-46
Cowie GL, Calvert SE, Pedersen TF, Schulz H, Rad U von (1999) Organic content and preservational controls in surficial shelf and slope sediments from tlIe Arabian Sea (Pakistan margin). Mar GeoI161:23-38
Deming JW, Barros JA (1993) The early diagenesis of organic mater: Bacterial activity. In: Engel MH,
Macko SA (eds) Organic geochemistry - principles and applications. Plenum Press, New York, pp
119-144
Emerson S, Hedges JI (1988) Processes controlling the organic carbon content of open ocean sediments.
Paleoceanogr 3:621-634
Gaskell SJ, Eglinton G (1975) Rapid hydrogenation of sterols in a contemporary lacustrine sediment.
Nature 254:209-211
Graneshram RS, Calvert SE, Pederson TF, Cowie GL (1999) Factors controlling the burial of organic carbon in laminated and bioturbated sediments off NW Mexico: Implications for hydrocarbon preservation. Geochim Cosmochim Acta 63:1723-1734
Hamilton SE, Hedges JI (1988) The comparative geochemistries of lignins and carbohydrates in an anoxic fjord. Geochim Cosmochim Acta 52:129-142
Hartnett HE, Keil RG, Hedges JI, Devol AH (1998) Influence of oxygen exposure time on organic carbon
preservation in continental margin sediments. Nature 391:572-574
Harvey HR, Macko SA (1997) Kinetics of phytoplankton decay during simulated sedimentation: changes
in lipids under oxic and anoxic conditions. Org Geochem 27:129-140
Harvey HR, Tuttle JH, Bell JT (1995) Kinetics of phytoplankton decay during simulated sedimentation:
Changes in biochemical composition and microbial activity under oxic and anoxic conditions.
Geochim Cosmochim Acta 59:3367-3377
Hedges JI, Keil RG (1995) Sedimentary organic matter preservation: An assessment and speculative synthesis. Mar Chern 49:81-115
Hedges JI, Hu FS, Devol AH, Hartnett HE, Tsamakis E, KeiI RG (1999) Sedimentary organic matter preservation: A test for selective degradation under oxic conditions. Am J Sci 299:529-555
Hedges JI, Eglinton G., Hatcher PG et al. (2000) The molecularly-uncharacterized component of nonliving
organic matter in natural environments. Org Geochem 31:945-958
Henrichs SM (1993) Early diagenesis of organic matter: The dynamics (rates) of cycling of organic compounds. In: Engel MH, Macko SA (eds) Organic geochemistry - principles and applications. Plenum Press, New York, pp 101-115
Henrichs SM, Farrington JW, Lee C (1984) Peru upwelling region sediments near IS° S. 2. Dissolved free
and total hydrolyzable amino acids. Limnol Oceanogr 29:20-34
Kaneda T (1991) Iso and anteiso-fatty acids in bacteria: Biosynthesis, function, and taxonomic significance. Microbiol Rev 55:288-302
Kawamura K, Ishiwatari R, Yamazaki M (1980) Identification of polyunsaturated fatty acids in surface
lacustrine sediments. Chern GeoI28:31-39
Keil RG, Cowie GL (1999) Organic matter preservation tlIrough the oxygen deficient zone of the NE
Arabian Sea as discerned by organic carbon:mineral surface area ratios. Mar GeoI161:12-22
Keil RG, Montluc;:on DB, PralIl FG, Hedges JI (1994a) Sorptive preservation of labile organic matter in
marine sediments. Nature 370:549-552
Keil RG, Tsamakis E, Fuh CB, Giddings JC, Hedges JI (1994b) Mineralogical and textural controls on
organic composition of coastal marine sediments: Hydrodynamic separation using SPLITT
fractionation. Geochim Cosmochim Acta 57:879-893
Keil RG, Hu FS, Tsamakis E, Hedges JI (1994c) Pollen degradation in marine sediments as an indicator
of oxidation of organic matter. Nature 369:639-641