Gas seepage on an intertidal site: Torry Bay, Firth of Forth, Scotland

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 22, Issue 16, 2002, Pages 2317-2331

  Judd, Alan G ^a   Sim, Rob ^a   Kingston, Paul ^b   McNally, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Firth of Forth; Gas seepage; Methane; Scotland; UK

Indexed keywords

GAS SEEPAGE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; METHANE; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BEGGIATOA;

EID: 0036848819     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(02)00058-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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