Benthic sulfate reduction along the Chesapeake Bay central channel. I. Spatial trends and controls

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 168, Issue , 1998, Pages 213-228

  Marvin DiPasquale, M C ^a,b   Capone, D G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic metabolism; Chesapeake Bay; Estuary; Sediment; Sulfate reduction

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; REDUCTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SULFATE;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; USA;

EID: 0032500167     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps168213     Document Type: Article

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