Microbial conversion of inorganic carbon to dimethyl sulfide in anoxic lake sediment (Plußsee, Germany)

Biogeosciences

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2433-2444

  Lin, Y S ^a   Heuer, V B ^a   Ferdelman, T G ^b   Hinrichs, K U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BICARBONATE; CARBON ISOTOPE; DIMETHYLSULFIDE; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; INHIBITION; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MARINE SEDIMENT; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC CARBON; STABLE ISOTOPE; STOICHIOMETRY; SULFUR CYCLE;

GERMANY; PLUSSEE; SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN;

EID: 77955837289     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-7-2433-2010     Document Type: Article

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