Biogeochemistry of a deep-sea whale fall: Sulfate reduction, sulfide efflux and methanogenesis

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 382, Issue , 2009, Pages 1-21

  Treude, Tina ^a,e   Smith, Craig R ^b   Wenzhöfer, Frank ^a,c   Carney, Erin ^a,f   Bernardino, Angelo F ^b,d   Hannides, Angelos K ^b,g   Krgüer, Martin ^a,h   Boetius, Antje ^a,c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^e GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^f NEW YORK METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g Department of Fisheries and Marine Research ^*  (Cyprus)

^h FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bone; Chemosynthesis; Cold seep; Hydrothermal vent; Microbial degradation; Organic carbon input; Sediment

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; BONE; CHEMOAUTOTROPHY; CHEMOSYNTHESIS; COLD SEEP; DEEP SEA; HABITAT CREATION; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; MARINE SEDIMENT; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; ORGANIC CARBON; REDUCTION; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SULFATE; SULFIDE; TRACER; WHALE;

CALIFORNIA MARGIN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

CETACEA;

EID: 66649137477     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07972     Document Type: Article

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