BIOGEOCHEMISTRY The Ongoing Mystery of Sea-Floor Methane

被引:28
作者
Alperin, Marc [1 ]
Hoehler, Tori [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ N Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA
[2] NASA, Ames Res Ctr, Exobiol Branch, Moffett Field, CA 94035 USA
关键词
ANAEROBIC OXIDATION; BACTERIA; CONSTRAINTS; SEDIMENTS; CONSORTIUM; ARCHAEA;
D O I
10.1126/science.1189966
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Our understanding of a major methane sink is based on studies of quiescent sediments and dynamic seeps. But do the same processes operate in both environments?
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页码:288 / 289
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