Trace elements in methane-seep carbonates: Potentials, limitations, and perspectives
Marine authigenic carbonates form shallow-water microbialites, mud mounds, and
hydrocarbon-seep deposits and contain appreciable amounts of trace elements that yield …
hydrocarbon-seep deposits and contain appreciable amounts of trace elements that yield …
Microbiology of the Red Sea (and other) deep‐sea anoxic brine lakes
Summary The Red Sea harbours approximately 25 deep‐sea anoxic brine pools. They
constitute extremely unique and complex habitats with the conjugation of several extreme …
constitute extremely unique and complex habitats with the conjugation of several extreme …
Thermogenic hydrocarbon biodegradation by diverse depth-stratified microbial populations at a Scotian Basin cold seep
At marine cold seeps, gaseous and liquid hydrocarbons migrate from deep subsurface
origins to the sediment-water interface. Cold seep sediments are known to host …
origins to the sediment-water interface. Cold seep sediments are known to host …
Impact of electron acceptor availability on the anaerobic oxidation of methane in coastal freshwater and brackish wetland sediments
KEA Segarra, C Comerford, J Slaughter… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2013 - Elsevier
Methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, is both produced and consumed in anoxic coastal
sediments via microbial processes. Although the anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) is …
sediments via microbial processes. Although the anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) is …
Impact of natural oil and higher hydrocarbons on microbial diversity, distribution, and activity in Gulf of Mexico cold-seep sediments
Gulf of Mexico cold seeps characterized by variable compositions and magnitudes of
hydrocarbon seepage were sampled in order to investigate the effects of natural oils …
hydrocarbon seepage were sampled in order to investigate the effects of natural oils …
New insights into cerium anomalies and mechanisms of trace metal enrichment in authigenic carbonate from hydrocarbon seeps
Authigenic carbonates that form at marine hydrocarbon seeps provide a unique geological
archive of past local environmental conditions and pore fluid geochemistry. Recent work on …
archive of past local environmental conditions and pore fluid geochemistry. Recent work on …
Emerging topics in marine methane biogeochemistry
DL Valentine - Annual review of marine science, 2011 - annualreviews.org
Our knowledge of physical, chemical, geological and biological processes affecting
methane in the ocean and in underlying sediments is expanding at a rapid pace. On first …
methane in the ocean and in underlying sediments is expanding at a rapid pace. On first …
A cold and wet Mars
AG Fairén - Icarus, 2010 - Elsevier
Water on Mars has been explained by invoking controversial and mutually exclusive
solutions based on warming the atmosphere with greenhouse gases (the “warm and wet” …
solutions based on warming the atmosphere with greenhouse gases (the “warm and wet” …
Distribution and in situ abundance of sulfate‐reducing bacteria in diverse marine hydrocarbon seep sediments
Marine gas and hydrocarbon seeps are hot spots of sulfate reduction which is fuelled by
methane, other short‐chain alkanes or a complex mixture of hydrocarbons. In this study, we …
methane, other short‐chain alkanes or a complex mixture of hydrocarbons. In this study, we …
Deep-biosphere methane production stimulated by geofluids in the Nankai accretionary complex
Microbial life inhabiting subseafloor sediments plays an important role in Earth's carbon
cycle. However, the impact of geodynamic processes on the distributions and carbon-cycling …
cycle. However, the impact of geodynamic processes on the distributions and carbon-cycling …