Methanogenesis and sulfate reduction in marine sediments: A new model

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 295, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 358-366

  Mitterer, Richard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acid racemization; Anaerobic methane oxidation; Methanogen; Non competitive substrate; Ocean Drilling Program; Sulfate reduction

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID RACEMIZATIONS; ANAEROBIC METHANE OXIDATION; ANAEROBIC METHANE OXIDATIONS; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAMS; SULFATE REDUCTION;

AMINO ACIDS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; METHANE; OCEANOGRAPHY; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC CARBON; OXIDATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; SUBSTRATES; SULFUR DETERMINATION; WELL DRILLING;

METHANOGENS;

AMINO ACID; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; MARINE SEDIMENT; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIOLOGY; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM; RACEMIZATION; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM;

GREAT AUSTRALIAN BIGHT; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 77953726748     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2010.04.009     Document Type: Article

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