Carbon and hydrogen isotope systematics of bacterial formation and oxidation of methane

Chemical Geology

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 291-314

  Whiticar, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Carbon dioxide; Carbon isotopes; Hydrogen isotopes; Methane; Methanogenesis; Methanotrophy; Sediments; Soils

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; CARBON; DISSOLUTION; FRACTIONATION; HYDROGEN; ISOTOPE LABELING; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; METHYLATION; OXIDATION; REDUCTION; SEDIMENT;

BACTERIUM; CARBON ISOTOPE; DIAGENESIS; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOTROPHY; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

EID: 0034010663     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(99)00092-3     Document Type: Article

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