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硫酸塩欠乏した海洋沈殿物の間接水域におけるメタンの生産

C S Martens, R A Berner

    Science (New York, N.Y.)
    |September 27, 1974
    PubMed
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    無酸化堆積物におけるメタンの生産には,大部分の硫酸塩を海水から除去するために,硫酸塩を減少させるバクテリアが必要です. メタンと硫酸塩は,拡散または局所的な硫酸塩フリーゾーンにより,上層の堆積層で共存します.

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