Sulfate reduction and methanogenesis in sediments of mtoni mangrove forest, Tanzania

Ambio

Volumn 31, Issue 7-8, 2002, Pages 614-616

  Lyimo, Thomas J ^a   Pol, Arjan ^b   Op Den Camp, Huub J M ^b  

^a Botany Department   (Tanzania)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANGROVE; METHANOGENESIS; SULFATE;

TANZANIA;

AVICENNIA; METHANOBACTERIALES; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0036993850     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1579/0044-7447-31.7.614     Document Type: Conference Paper

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