Carbon cycling within the sulfate-methane-transition-zone in marine sediments from the Ulleung Basin

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 115, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 129-148

  Hong, Wei Li ^a   Torres, Marta E ^a   Kim, Ji Hoon ^b   Choi, Jiyoung ^b,c   Bahk, Jang Jun ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Korea Institute of Geosceince and Mineral Resources   (South Korea)

^c Korea Maritime University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anaerobic oxidation of methane; Cold seep environment; Sulfate methane transition zone

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; COLD SEEP; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; GAS HYDRATE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MARINE SEDIMENT; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; OXIDATION; POREWATER; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; SULFATE; TRANSITION ZONE;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SEA OF JAPAN; ULLEUNG BASIN;

EID: 84884910158     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-012-9824-y     Document Type: Article

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