Molecular fossil record of elevated methane levels in late Pleistocene coastal waters

Science

Volumn 299, Issue 5610, 2003, Pages 1214-1217

  Hinrichs, Kai Uwe ^a,b   Hmelo, Laura R ^a   Sylva, Sean P ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; HYDRATES; OXYGEN; SEDIMENTS;

MOLECULAR FOSSIL RECORDS;

METHANE;

METHANE;

COASTAL WATER; FOSSIL RECORD; METHANE; METHANOTROPHY; PALEOCLIMATE; PLEISTOCENE;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; FOSSIL; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; METHANOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; PLEISTOCENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; SIGNAL DETECTION; WATER ANALYSIS;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; ANIMALS; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; BACTERIA, AEROBIC; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIOMASS; CARBON ISOTOPES; CLIMATE; FOSSILS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METHANE; METHYLOCOCCACEAE; OXYGEN; PLANKTON; PROTOZOA; SEAWATER; TRITERPENES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0037458812     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1079601     Document Type: Article

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