Marine Organic Matter: Biomarkers, Isotopes and DNA

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Volkman, John K. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, 2N
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Water-supply.; Climate change.; Environmental management.; Geoecology.; Environmental geology.; Water pollution.; Life Sciences.; Life Sciences, general.; Geoecology/Natural Processes.; Water Industry/Water Technologies.; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.; Environmental Management.; Climate Change.

The oceans contain a great biodiversity of marine organisms. They include a rich variety of unusual genes and biochemistries and hence a diverse array of organic compounds ranging from colourful carotenoids and chlorophylls to lipids with structures ranging from the simple to the complex. This volum...