Quantifying inorganic sources of geochemical energy in hydrothermal ecosystems, Yellowstone National Park, USA

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 74, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 4005-4043

  Shock, Everett L ^a,b   Holland, Melanie ^a,f   Meyer Dombard, D'Arcy ^d,g   Amend, Jan P ^c   Osburn, G R ^c   Fischer, Tobias P ^e  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^f GEOTEK LTD   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMOTROPHY; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL ORGANISM; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; HYDROTHERMAL VENT COMMUNITY; INORGANIC MATTER; LABORATORY METHOD; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OXIDATION; PH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; REDUCTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMAL SPRING; THERMODYNAMICS;

UNITED STATES; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 77953684302     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2009.08.036     Document Type: Article

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