Factors that control the stable carbon isotopic composition of methane produced in an anoxic marine sediment

• Main Authors: Alperin, M. J., Blair, N. E., Albert, D. B., Hoehler, T. M., Martens, C. S.
• Other Authors: Institute of Marine Sciences
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 1992
• Subjects: Isotope stable; carbon dioxide; Sédiment marin; C 13-C 12; oxidation; marine sediments; methane; anaerobic environment; lagoonal environment; Atlantic Ocean; North Carolina; C-13/C-12; United States; Milieu lagunaire; stable isotopes; North America; sediment-water interface; Méthane; experimental studies; North Atlantic; Milieu anaérobie; North American Atlantic; Cape Lookout; Lookout
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.17615/e7s6-jy71; https://cdr.lib.unc.edu/downloads/vm40z231r?file=thumbnail; https://cdr.lib.unc.edu/downloads/vm40z231r

The carbon isotopic composition of methane produced in anoxic marine sediment is controlled by four factors: (1) the pathway of methane formation, (2) the isotopic composition of the methanogenic precursors, (3) the isotope fractionation factors for methane production, and (4) the isotope fractionat...