Changes in methanogenic substrate utilization and communities with depth in a salt-marsh, creek sediment in southern England

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 170-178

  John Parkes, R ^a   Brock, Fiona ^a,d   Banning, Natasha ^b,e   Hornibrook, Edward R C ^c   Roussel, Erwan G ^a   Weightman, Andrew J ^b   Fry, John C ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

13C CH 4 values; Methane; Methanogenesis; Methanogenic substrates; Methanogens; Salt marsh sediments

Indexed keywords

COASTAL SEDIMENT; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOL; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; POREWATER; SALTMARSH; SUBSTRATE;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

METHANOMICROBIALES; METHANOSAETA; METHANOSARCINALES;

EID: 84655161216     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2011.10.025     Document Type: Article

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