Seasonal Dynamics of Microbial Processes in Bottom Sediments of the Sevastopol Coastal Area
Journal: Oceanology
Year: 2018

A seasonal study of microbial methane oxidation (MO) and sulfate reduction (SR) processes in bottom sediments was carried out at five stations in the estuarian Sevastopol coastal area, which differed in their sedimentation and geochemical conditions. High methane concentrations in bottom sediments, as well as accordingly high MO rates, were obtained at stations marked by high organic carbon (Corg) concentrations. The dependence of these values was found to be exponential, whereas for SR, the amo