Sulfate reduction and methanogenesis in a Thioploca-dominated sediment off the coast of Chile

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 61, Issue 15, 1997, Pages 3065-3079

  Ferdelman, Timothy G ^a   Lee, Cindy ^a,b   Pantoja, Silvio ^b   Harder, Jens ^a   Bebout, Brad M ^a   Fossing, Henrik ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL MATS; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SULPHATE REDUCTION; UPWELLING;

CHILE; PACIFIC, CHILEAN MARGIN;

THIOPLOCA;

EID: 0031452862     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(97)00158-0     Document Type: Article

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