The subsurface of tidal-flat sediments as a model for the deep biosphere

Ocean Dynamics

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 385-391

  Engelen, Bert ^a   Cypionka, Heribert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cultivation; Deep subsurface; Geochemical profiles; Microbial abundance; Microbial diversity; Shallow subsurface

Indexed keywords

DEEP SUBSURFACE; GEOCHEMICAL PROFILES; MICROBIAL ABUNDANCE; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; SHALLOW SUBSURFACE;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOSPHERICS; METHANE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; WETLANDS;

TIDES;

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOSPHERE; COASTAL SEDIMENT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; METHANE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MODELING; SULFATE; TIDAL FLAT; TRANSITION ZONE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; NORTH SEA;

EID: 67349152786     PISSN: 16167341     EISSN: 16167228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10236-008-0166-1     Document Type: Article

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