A sediment flow-through system to study the impact of shifting fluid and methane flow regimes on the efficiency of the benthic methane filter

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods

Volumn 12, Issue 1 JAN, 2014, Pages 25-45

  Steeb, Philip ^a   Linke, Pete ^a   Treude, Tina ^a  

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

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EID: 84894088342     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15415856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lom.2014.12.25     Document Type: Article

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