Methane production from acetate and associated methane fluxes from anoxic coastal sediments
Sansone FJ and Martens CS. 1981. Methane production from acetate and associated methane fluxes from anoxic coastal sediments. Science. 211(4483):707-709
The apparent microbial conversion of acetate to methane ranges seasonally from 0.7 to 88 micromoles per liter of whole wet sediment per hour in the top 5 centimeters of methan-producing sediments underlying sulfate-reducing sediments in Cape Lookout Bight, North Carolina. The associated methan flux across the sediment-water interface into overlying waters exhibits the same seasonal pattern. Significant methane production from acetate is observed only in sulfate-depleted sediments.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Sansone, Francis; Martens, Christopher
- Units
- CALO
- Keywords
- acetate, anaerobic environment, Biodegradation, Cape Lookout, Carbon, Carteret County, coastal environment, cycles, Flux, Geochemistry, Geology, Hydrocarbons, Marine Sediments, Methane, North Carolina, Organic Materials, Seasonal Variations, sediment water interface, Sediments, sulfate ion