Shelf erosion and submarine river canyons: implications for deep-sea oxygenation and ocean productivity during glaciation
The areal exposure of continental shelves during glacial sea level lowering enhanced the transfer of erodible reactive organic matter to the open ocean. Sea level fall also activated submarine canyons thereby allowing large rivers to deposit their particulate load, via gravity flows, directly in the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2010-06-01
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| Series: | Biogeosciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/7/1973/2010/bg-7-1973-2010.pdf |