Regulation of anaerobic methane oxidation in sediments of the black sea

Biogeosciences

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1505-1518

  Knab, N J ^a,b   Cragg, B A ^c   Hornibrook, E R C ^d   Holmkvist, L ^a   Pancost, R D ^d   Borowski, C ^a   Parkes, R J ^c   Jorgensen B B ^a,e  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^e AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; MARINE SEDIMENT; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; OXIDATION; POREWATER; REDUCTION; SULFATE; WATER CHEMISTRY;

BLACK SEA; DANUBE CANYON; DNJEPR CANYON; EURASIA;

EID: 69249125416     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-6-1505-2009     Document Type: Article

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