Carbon isotopes of biomarkers derived from methane-oxidizing microbes at hydrate ridge, cascadia convergent margin

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 124, Issue , 2000, Pages 115-129

  Elvert, Marcus ^a   Greinert, Jens ^a   Suess, Erwin ^a   Whiticar, Michael J ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

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EID: 85040229826     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/GM124p0115     Document Type: Chapter

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