Bacterial diversity and biogeochemistry of different chemosynthetic habitats of the REGAB cold seep (West African margin, 3160 m water depth)

Biogeosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 5031-5048

  Pop Ristova, P ^a,b,c   Wenzhofer F ^a,b,c   Ramette, A ^a,b   Zabel, M ^c   Fischer, D ^c   Kasten, S ^a   Boetius, A ^a,b,c  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNELID; BACTERIUM; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIVALVE; CHEMOSYNTHESIS; COLD SEEP; GAS EXCHANGE; METHANE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; OXIDATION; POREWATER; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WATER DEPTH;

WEST AFRICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIVALVIA; MYTILIDAE; SIBOGLINIDAE; VESICOMYIDAE;

EID: 84870925873     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-9-5031-2012     Document Type: Article

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