Macro-ecology of cold seeps in the South China Sea
After nearly 20 years of exploration, various areas of the seafloor with hydrocarbon seepage have been discovered in the South China Sea (SCS). Through linking subsurface and seafloor biospheres, seeps have become natural laboratories to enhance our knowledge on the processes of hydrocarbon migratio...
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| author | Xudong Wang Hongxiang Guan Jian-Wen Qiu Ting Xu Jörn Peckmann Duofu Chen Dong Feng |
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| description | After nearly 20 years of exploration, various areas of the seafloor with hydrocarbon seepage have been discovered in the South China Sea (SCS). Through linking subsurface and seafloor biospheres, seeps have become natural laboratories to enhance our knowledge on the processes of hydrocarbon migration and associated hydrocarbon-based ecosystems in the marine environment. This review summarizes the distribution of macrofauna in the active seep areas of the SCS and describes the physiological characteristics of three groups of representative macrofauna (bathymodioline mussels, pliocardiine clams, siboglinid tubeworms). In addition, a comparison is made between the seep macrofauna of the SCS and the Northwest Pacific Ocean. Modes of energy transfer and microbial processes are elucidated by integrating trace element, stable isotope, and lipid biomarker data of macrofaunal soft tissues. Our aims are to provide an overview of the macro-ecology of the SCS seeps and to underscore aspects which desire more research efforts in the future. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1dd23ab071c1418f8ccd6a845f6eb5f52022-12-22T00:59:48ZengElsevierGeosystems and Geoenvironment2772-88382022-08-0113100081Macro-ecology of cold seeps in the South China SeaXudong Wang0Hongxiang Guan1Jian-Wen Qiu2Ting Xu3Jörn Peckmann4Duofu Chen5Dong Feng6Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hadal Science and Technology, College of Marine Sciences, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, ChinaFrontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, Key Lab of Submarine Geosciences and Prospecting Techniques, MOE and College of Marine Geosciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, ChinaDepartment of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, ChinaDepartment of Ocean Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China; Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou 511458, ChinaInstitute for Geology, Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability, Universität Hamburg, 20146 Hamburg, GermanyShanghai Engineering Research Center of Hadal Science and Technology, College of Marine Sciences, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, ChinaShanghai Engineering Research Center of Hadal Science and Technology, College of Marine Sciences, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China; Corresponding author. Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hadal Science and Technology, College of Marine Sciences, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China.After nearly 20 years of exploration, various areas of the seafloor with hydrocarbon seepage have been discovered in the South China Sea (SCS). Through linking subsurface and seafloor biospheres, seeps have become natural laboratories to enhance our knowledge on the processes of hydrocarbon migration and associated hydrocarbon-based ecosystems in the marine environment. This review summarizes the distribution of macrofauna in the active seep areas of the SCS and describes the physiological characteristics of three groups of representative macrofauna (bathymodioline mussels, pliocardiine clams, siboglinid tubeworms). In addition, a comparison is made between the seep macrofauna of the SCS and the Northwest Pacific Ocean. Modes of energy transfer and microbial processes are elucidated by integrating trace element, stable isotope, and lipid biomarker data of macrofaunal soft tissues. Our aims are to provide an overview of the macro-ecology of the SCS seeps and to underscore aspects which desire more research efforts in the future.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772883822000589Hydrocarbon seepMacro-ecologyChemosynthetic ecosystemSouth China Sea |
| spellingShingle | Xudong Wang Hongxiang Guan Jian-Wen Qiu Ting Xu Jörn Peckmann Duofu Chen Dong Feng Macro-ecology of cold seeps in the South China Sea Geosystems and Geoenvironment Hydrocarbon seep Macro-ecology Chemosynthetic ecosystem South China Sea |
| title | Macro-ecology of cold seeps in the South China Sea |
| title_full | Macro-ecology of cold seeps in the South China Sea |
| title_fullStr | Macro-ecology of cold seeps in the South China Sea |
| title_full_unstemmed | Macro-ecology of cold seeps in the South China Sea |
| title_short | Macro-ecology of cold seeps in the South China Sea |
| title_sort | macro ecology of cold seeps in the south china sea |
| topic | Hydrocarbon seep Macro-ecology Chemosynthetic ecosystem South China Sea |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772883822000589 |
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