Dissimilatory sulfate reduction and methane production in Gotland Deep sediments (Baltic Sea) during a transition period from oxic to anoxic bottom water (1993-1996)

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 183-193

  Piker, Levent ^a,b   Schmaljohann, Rolf ^a   Imhoff, Johannes F ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b Coastal Research and Management ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; Gotland Deep; Methane fluxes; Methane production; Sulfate reduction; Sulfide

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000965320     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame014183     Document Type: Article

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