Microbial activity and carbonate isotope signatures as a tool for identification of spatial differences in methane advection: A case study at the Pacific Costa Rican margin

Biogeosciences

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 507-523

  Krause, S ^a   Steeb, P ^a   Hensen, C ^a   Liebetrau, V ^a   Dale, A W ^a   Nuzzo, M ^b,c   Treude, T ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c Unit of Upgrading of Fishery and Aquaculture Products (U VPPA)   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; CARBONATE; COLD SEEP; FLUX MEASUREMENT; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; METHANE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OXIDATION; POREWATER; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEDIMENT ANALYSIS;

COSTA RICAN MARGIN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84893315223     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-11-507-2014     Document Type: Article

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