Explore: Sapropel As Feed

as boat hulls, are well preserved. During periods of high surface productivity, short-lived algal blooms form organic rich layers known as sapropels.

substrate for N. peltata consists of clay or clay covered with a thin layer of sapropel. N. peltata occurs in temperate environments and has even been found eastern

from increased river discharge in Africa, leading to the formation of sapropel layers when the increased runoff led to the Mediterranean becoming more

signatures to infer ecological and environmental changes during deposition of sapropel S1 in the eastern Mediterranean" (PDF). Paleoceanography. 26 (2): n/a.

precipitation and vegetation from leaf wax biomarkers from the studied sapropel layers, interpreted as indicative of the impact of orbital cycles on monsoon variability

aseismic ocean ridge in the southern Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil Sapropel – Dark-coloured sediments that are rich in organic matter Terrigenous sediment