title: Methane production from acetate and associated methane fluxes from anoxic coastal sediments.
abstract: 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 methane-producing sediments underlying sulfate-reducing sediments in Cape Lookout Bight, North Carolina. The associated methane 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.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Sansone
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Martens