ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] The energy source for deep-sea chemosynthetic communities is reduced compounds, such as HS~, CH4, NHj or petroleum9'10, which may be carried in pore fluids from anoxic subsurface formations onto the oxygenated sea floor. Dissolved SH2S (H2S, HS", S"2), NH+ and CH4 are all present in brines that ...
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/342166a0
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