Distribution and sources of organic matter in surface marine sediments across the North American Arctic margin.

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
• Main Authors: Goni, Miguel A., O'Connor, Alison E., Kuzyk, Zou Zou A., Yunker, Mark B., Gobeil, Charles, Macdonald, Robie W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: organic biomarkers; Arctic margins; radiocarbon; sedimentary organic matter; Arctic; Bering Sea; Mackenzie River; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Canyon; Canadian Archipelago; Chukchi; Davis Strait; International Polar Year; Mackenzie river
• Online Access: https://espace.inrs.ca/id/eprint/3442/; https://espace.inrs.ca/id/eprint/3442/1/P2400.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1002/jgrc.20286

As part of the International Polar Year research program, we conducted a survey of surface marine sediments from box cores along a section extending from the Bering Sea to Davis Strait via the Canadian Archipelago. We used bulk elemental and isotopic compositions, together with biomarkers and princi...