Microbial sequestration of phosphorus in anoxic upwelling sediments

Nature Geoscience

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 557-561

  Goldhammer, Tobias ^a   Brüchert, Volker ^b   Ferdelman, Timothy G ^a,c   Zabel, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC SEDIMENT; APATITE; BACTERIUM; BOTTOM WATER; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; CLIMATE CHANGE; LABORATORY METHOD; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC PHOSPHORUS; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEDIMENTATION; UPWELLING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BENGUELA CURRENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77955216826     PISSN: 17520894     EISSN: 17520908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ngeo913     Document Type: Article

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