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Hydrocarbons and fatty acids were examined from the sediments of a marine lagoon on Surtsey, an island formed by a volcanic eruption in 1963. The distribution of both hydrocarbons and fatty acids indicated that correlations can be made between the primary organisms observed in the lagoon, Chlorophycophyta, and the sediment components identified.
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SEVER, J., HAUG, P. Fatty Acids and Hydrocarbons in Surtsey Sediment. Nature 234, 447–450 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/234447a0
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