Characterization of Methane-Seep Communities in a Deep-Sea Area Designated for Oil and Natural Gas Exploitation Off Trinidad and Tobago

Exploration of the deep ocean (>200 m) is taking on added importance as human development encroaches. Despite increasing oil and natural gas exploration and exploitation, the deep ocean of Trinidad and Tobago is almost entirely unknown. The only scientific team to image the deep seafloor with...

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Main Authors: Diva J. Amon, Judith Gobin, Cindy L. Van Dover, Lisa A. Levin, Leigh Marsh, Nicole A. Raineault
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2017.00342/full