Aerobic methanotrophy at ancient marine methane seeps: A synthesis

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1659-1667

  Birgel, Daniel ^a   Peckmann, Jörn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYL CHAINS; ANAEROBIC OXIDATION OF METHANES; ANAEROBIC PROCESSES; ARCHAEA; AUTHIGENIC CARBONATES; CARBON ISOTOPES; HOPANOIC ACIDS; HOPANOIDS; ISOPRENOIDS; KEY PROCESSES; LANOSTEROL; LATE CRETACEOUS; METHANE SEEPS; METHANOTROPHS; METHANOTROPHY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MIOCENE; MOLECULAR FINGERPRINTS; MOLECULAR FOSSILS; STERANES; SULPHATE; TRITERPENOIDS;

ACIDS; BACTERIOLOGY; LIMESTONE; LIPIDS; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY;

METHANE;

ALCOHOL; AUTHIGENESIS; BACTERIUM; BIOMARKER; CAMPANIAN; CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBONATE; CHEMOSYNTHESIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEGRADATION; ENDEMIC SPECIES; LIMESTONE; LIPID; METHANOTROPHY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MIOCENE; ORGANIC ACID; OXIC CONDITIONS; OXIDATION; TERPENE;

EID: 56349169026     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2008.01.023     Document Type: Article

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