Temperature dependence and rates of sulfate reduction in cold sediments of Svalbard, Arctic ocean

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 85-100

  Sagemann, J ^a   Jorgensen B B ^a   Greeff, O ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arrhenius plot; Psychrophile; Sediments; Sulfate reduction; Sulfate reducing bacteria; Sulfur 35 tracer incubation; Svalbard; Temperature dependence

Indexed keywords

ARRHENIUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 0002112578     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: 15210529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490459809378067     Document Type: Article

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