13C-depleted biphytanic diacids as tracers of past anaerobic oxidation of methane

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 152-156

  Birgel, Daniel ^a   Elvert, Marcus ^a   Han, Xiqiu ^b   Peckmann, Jörn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b Chongqing Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC OXIDATION; DIACIDS; METHANOTROPHIC EURYARCHAEA; PENTAMETHYLICOSANE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOMARKERS; METHANE; OXIDATION;

ORGANIC ACIDS;

BIOMARKER; CARBON ISOTOPE; CENOZOIC; HYDROCARBON; LIMESTONE; METHANE; OXIDATION;

EURYARCHAEOTA;

EID: 38649131953     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2007.08.013     Document Type: Article

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