Rates of methanogenesis and methanotrophy in deep-sea sediments

Geobiology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 141-151

  Sivan, O ^a   Schrag, D P ^b   Murray, R W ^c  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOTROPHY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SEDIMENTATION RATE;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 34249299759     PISSN: 14724677     EISSN: 14724669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4669.2007.00098.x     Document Type: Article

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