Factors controlling the types of microbial consortia in cold-seep environments: A molecular and isotopic investigation of authigenic carbonates from the south china sea

Chemical Geology

Volumn 354, Issue , 2013, Pages 55-64

  Guan, Hongxiang ^a,b   Sun, Yongge ^b,c   Zhu, Xiaowei ^a,b   Mao, Shengyi ^a,b   Feng, Dong ^d   Wu, Nengyou ^a,b   Chen, Duofu ^b  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^c ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d SOUTH CHINA SEA INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Dominated consortia; Lipid biomarkers; Methane seeps; Seep carbonates; The south china sea

Indexed keywords

DOMINATED CONSORTIA; LIPID BIOMARKERS; METHANE SEEP; SEEP CARBONATES; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CALCITE; CARBONATE MINERALS; ISOTOPES;

METHANE;

AUTHIGENIC MINERAL; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMARKER; CALCITE; CARBONATE; COLD SEEP; CRYSTALLIZATION; FOSSIL; HYDROCARBON SEEP; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LIPID; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; METHANE; MICROBIOLOGY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 84880441354     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2013.06.016     Document Type: Article

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