Pathways and regulation of carbon, sulfur and energy transfer in marine sediments overlying methane gas hydrates on the Opouawe Bank (New Zealand)

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 74, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 5763-5784

  Dale, A W ^a   Sommer, S ^a   Haeckel, M ^a   Wallmann, K ^a   Linke, P ^a   Wegener, G ^b   Pfannkuche, O ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BIOMASS; CARBON; CHEMOSYNTHESIS; GAS HYDRATE; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; HYDROCARBON SEEP; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MARINE SEDIMENT; METHANE; MICROBIAL MAT; MICROORGANISM; NUMERICAL MODEL; PASSIVE MARGIN; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SULFUR;

AMPHARETIDAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POLYCHAETA;

EID: 79953204682     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2010.06.038     Document Type: Article

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