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Biomarkers as palaeoceanographic proxies (2007)
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Rosell-Melé, A., & McClymont, E. (2007). Biomarkers as palaeoceanographic proxies. In C. Hillaire-Marcel, & A. de Vernal (Eds.), Proxies in late cenozoic paleoceanography (441-490). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1572-5480%2807%2901016-0

In palaeoceanography the term biomarker is used to name organic molecules found in sediments, initially produced by a variety of organisms either on land or in the aquatic environment. A key characteristic of biomarkers is that after their biosynthes... Read More about Biomarkers as palaeoceanographic proxies.