Glycerol ether biomarkers and their carbon isotopic compositions in a cold seep carbonate chimney from the Shenhu area, northern South China Sea

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 56, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 1700-1707

  Ge, Lu ^a   Jiang, ShaoYong ^a   Yang, Tao ^a   Yang, JingHong ^a   Wu, NengYou ^b   Zhang, GuangXue ^b   Liu, Jian ^b  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU MARINE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (China)

Author keywords

anaerobic oxidation of methane; carbon isotopic composition; cold seep carbonates; glycerol ethers biomarkers

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79956309021     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-011-4486-z     Document Type: Article

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