Thermodynamic and kinetic control on anaerobic oxidation of methane in marine sediments

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 72, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 3746-3757

  Knab, Nina J ^a   Dale, Andrew W ^b   Lettmann, Karsten ^a   Fossing, Henrik ^c   Jørgensen, Bo B ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Department of Inland Fisheries   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; KINETICS; MARINE SEDIMENT; METHANE; OXIDATION; POREWATER; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT CORE; SULFATE; SULFIDE; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTY;

EID: 47049085150     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2008.05.039     Document Type: Article

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