Methanogenesis in the sediment of the acidic Lake Caviahue in Argentina

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 197-204

  Koschorreck, Matthias ^a   Wendt Potthoff, Katrin ^a   Scharf, Burkhard ^a   Richnow, Hans H ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

acidic lake; biogeochemistry; carbon isotopes; methanogenesis; sediment

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; CARBON; COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPES; LAKES; METHANE; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; WATER; WATER QUALITY;

ACIDIC LAKE; ACIDIC SURFACES; ACTIVITY ASSAYS; ARGENTINA; CARBON BUDGETS; CARBON ISOTOPE COMPOSITIONS; CARBON ISOTOPES; CONCENTRATION PROFILES; ENRICHMENT FACTORS; FAVORABLE CONDITIONS; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSES; HIGH RATES; ISOTOPIC ANALYSES; LAKE WATER QUALITIES; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; SEDIMENT COLUMNS; SEDIMENT LAYERS; SEDIMENT PORE WATERS; SEDIMENT SURFACES; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; SULFATE REDUCTIONS; WATER COLUMNS;

SEDIMENTS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON ISOTOPE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ARGENTINA; LAKE CAVIAHUE; NEUQUEN; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 55549126438     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2008.06.017     Document Type: Article

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