Anaerobic methane oxidation and a deep H2S sink generate isotopically heavy sulfides in Black Sea sediments

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 2095-2118

  Jørgensen, Bo Barker ^a   Böttcher, Michael E ^a   Lüschen, Holger ^b   Neretin, Lev N ^a   Volkov, Igor I ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^c SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIOSIS; ANOXIC SEDIMENT; MARINE SEDIMENT; METHANOGENESIS; SULFATE; SULFUR CYCLE;

BLACK SEA; EURASIA;

EID: 1842710023     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2003.07.017     Document Type: Article

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