Archaeol as a methanogen biomarker in ombrotrophic bogs

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1279-1287

  Pancost, Richard D ^a   McClymont, Erin L ^a,e   Bingham, Elizabeth M ^a   Roberts, Zoë ^a   Charman, Dan J ^b   Hornibrook, Edward R C ^a   Blundell, Anthony ^c   Chambers, Frank M ^d   Lim, Katie L H ^a   Evershed, Richard P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^e NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEA; DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH; FINLAND; GROWING SEASON; HOLOCENES; LIPID CONCENTRATION; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MEAN ANNUAL TEMPERATURES; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIOLOGICAL PROCESS; OMBROTROPHIC PEATLANDS; PEATLAND; ROOT SYSTEM; SHALLOW DEPTHS; TEMPERATURE INFLUENCE; VASCULAR VEGETATION; WATER TABLES;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CULTIVATION; ETHERS; LIPIDS; METHANE; VEGETATION; WETLANDS;

METHANOGENS;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMARKER; BIOMASS; BOG; DICOTYLEDON; FOSSIL RECORD; GRASS; GROWING SEASON; HOLOCENE; LIPID; LOW TEMPERATURE; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; MOSS; OMBROTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PEATLAND; PROKARYOTE; RECONSTRUCTION; ROOT SYSTEM; WATER TABLE;

FINLAND; GERMANY;

BRYOPHYTA; SPHAGNUM;

EID: 80053445602     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2011.07.003     Document Type: Article

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