An experimental study on short-term changes in the anaerobic oxidation of methane in response to varying methane and sulfate fluxes

Biogeosciences

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 867-876

  Wegener, G ^a   Boetius, A ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; COLD SEEP; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUX MEASUREMENT; GENERATION TIME; MARINE SEDIMENT; METHANE; METHANOTROPHY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; OXIDATION; PERCOLATION; PROKARYOTE; STARVATION; SULFATE; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77749281581     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-6-867-2009     Document Type: Article

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