Seafloor oxygen consumption fuelled by methane from cold seeps
The leakage of cold, methane-rich fluids from subsurface reservoirs to the sea floor at
specific sites on continental slopes, termed cold seeps, sustains some of the richest …
specific sites on continental slopes, termed cold seeps, sustains some of the richest …
The global inventory of methane hydrate in marine sediments: A theoretical approach
The accumulation of methane hydrate in marine sediments is controlled by a number of
physical and biogeochemical parameters including the thickness of the gas hydrate stability …
physical and biogeochemical parameters including the thickness of the gas hydrate stability …
Biogeography, biodiversity and fluid dependence of deep-sea cold-seep communities at active and passive margins
M Sibuet, K Olu - Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in …, 1998 - Elsevier
To date, several cold-seep areas which fuel chemosynthesis-based benthic communities
have been explored, mainly by deployment of manned submersibles. They are located in …
have been explored, mainly by deployment of manned submersibles. They are located in …
Ecology of cold seep sediments: interactions of fauna with flow, chemistry and microbes
LA Levin - Oceanography and marine biology, 2005 - taylorfrancis.com
Cold seeps occur in geologically active and passive continental margins, where pore waters
enriched in methane are forced upward through the sediments by pressure gradients. The …
enriched in methane are forced upward through the sediments by pressure gradients. The …
Hadal trenches: the ecology of the deepest places on Earth
Hadal trenches account for the deepest 45% of the oceanic depth range and host active and
diverse biological communities. Advances in our understanding of hadal community …
diverse biological communities. Advances in our understanding of hadal community …
The geological methane budget at continental margins and its influence on climate change
Geological methane, generated by microbial decay and the thermogenic breakdown of
organic matter, migrates towards the surface (seabed) to be trapped in reservoirs …
organic matter, migrates towards the surface (seabed) to be trapped in reservoirs …
Gas hydrate destabilization: enhanced dewatering, benthic material turnover and large methane plumes at the Cascadia convergent margin
Mixed methane–sulfide hydrates and carbonates are exposed as a pavement at the seafloor
along the crest of one of the accretionary ridges of the Cascadia convergent margin. Vent …
along the crest of one of the accretionary ridges of the Cascadia convergent margin. Vent …
Ancient hydrocarbon seeps from the Mesozoic convergent margin of California: carbonate geochemistry, fluids and palaeoenvironments
More than a dozen hydrocarbon seep‐carbonate occurrences in late Jurassic to late
Cretaceous forearc and accretionary prism strata, western California, accumulated in …
Cretaceous forearc and accretionary prism strata, western California, accumulated in …
Fluid and chemical fluxes in and out of sediments hosting methane hydrate deposits on Hydrate Ridge, OR, I: Hydrological provinces
Extensive deposits of methane hydrate characterize Hydrate Ridge in the Cascadia margin
accretionary complex. The ridge has a northern peak at a depth of about 600 m, which is …
accretionary complex. The ridge has a northern peak at a depth of about 600 m, which is …
Shallow gas and focused fluid flow systems in the Pearl River Mouth Basin, northern South China Sea
Analysis of three-dimensional seismic data and multibeam data from the Pearl River Mouth
Basin in the northern South China Sea, reveals numerous focused fluid flow features and …
Basin in the northern South China Sea, reveals numerous focused fluid flow features and …