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Observations on the Entrapment of Organic Matter within the Particle Structure of Calcareous Sediments

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IN the course of experiments on the metabolism of intact sediment communities we had to determine the concentration of ninhydrin-positive substances associated with the sediments. In addition, data on the uptake of free amino-acids from solution by these sediments was needed.

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  1. University of California, San Diego, Institute of Marine Resources, P.O. Box 109, La Jolla, California

    R. D. HAMILTON

  2. University of Miami, Institute of Marine Science, Miami, Florida

    L. J. GREENFIELD

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HAMILTON, R., GREENFIELD, L. Observations on the Entrapment of Organic Matter within the Particle Structure of Calcareous Sediments. Nature 207, 627–628 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/207627a0

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