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Selective preservation of organic matter in marine environments – processes and impact on the fossil record
1Fachbereich 5-Geowissenschaften, Postfach 330440, 27412 Bremen, Germany
2Alfred-Wegener-Institut für Polar- and Meeresforschung, Am Handelshafen 12, 27570 Bremerhaven, Germany
3Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Fye 111, MS#4, Woods Hole, Ma. 02543, USA
4Zentrum für Meeres- und Klimaforschung, Universität Hamburg, Handesstraße 55, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
5University of Washington, School of Oceanography, P.O. Box 355351, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
6Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, P.O. Box 59, 1790AB, Den Burg, The Netherlands
7Geochemistry, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University P.O. Box 80.021, 3508 TA Utrecht, The Netherlands
8Institute of Environmental Biology, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
9Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Centre for Estuarine and Marine Ecology, P.O. Box 140, 4400 AC Yerseke, The Netherlands
10College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, COAS Administration Building 104, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-5503, USA
11Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, 10 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, GA 31411, USA
12University of Applied Sciences, An der Karlstadt 8, 27568 Bremerhaven, Germany
Abstract. The present paper is the result of a workshop sponsored by the Research Centre Ocean Margins, the International Graduate College EUROPROX and the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar Research. The workshop brought together specialists on organic matter degradation and on proxy-based environmental reconstruction. The paper deals with the main theme of the workshop, understanding the impact of selective degradation/preservation of organic matter (OM) in marine sediments on the interpretation of the fossil record. Special attention is paid to (A) the influence of the molecular composition of OM in relation to the biological and physical depositional environment, including new methods for determining complex organic biomolecules, (B) the impact of selective OM preservation on the interpretation of proxies for marine palaeoceanographic and palaeoclimatic reconstruction, and (C) past marine productivity and selective preservation in sediments.
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Citation: Zonneveld, K. A. F., Versteegh, G. J. M., Kasten, S., Eglinton, T. I., Emeis, K.-C., Huguet, C., Koch, B. P., de Lange, G. J., de Leeuw, J. W., Middelburg, J. J., Mollenhauer, G., Prahl, F. G., Rethemeyer, J., and Wakeham, S. G.: Selective preservation of organic matter in marine environments – processes and impact on the fossil record, Biogeosciences Discuss., 6, 6371-6440, doi:10.5194/bgd-6-6371-2009, 2009. Bibtex EndNote Reference Manager XML
