Determination of dissimilatory sulfate reduction rates in marine sediment via radioactive 35S tracer

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods

Volumn 12, Issue APR, 2014, Pages 196-211

  Røy, Hans ^a   Weber, Hannah S ^a   Tarpgaard, Irene H ^a   Ferdelman, Timothy G ^b   Jørgensen, Bo B ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

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EID: 84901432351     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15415856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lom.2014.12.196     Document Type: Article

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