Structure and Drivers of Cold Seep Ecosystems

Structure and Drivers of Cold Seep Ecosystems

Submarine hydrocarbon seeps are geologically driven "hotspots" of increased biological activity on the seabed. As part of the HERMES project, several sites of natural hydrocarbon seepage in the European seas were investigated in detail, including mud volcanoes and pockmarks, in study areas...

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Main Authors: Jean-Paul Foucher, Graham K. Westbrook, Antje Boetius, Silvia Ceramicola, Stéphanie Dupré, Jean Mascle, Jürgen Mienert, Olaf Pfannkuche, Catherine Pierre, Daniel Praeg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Oceanography Society 2009-03-01
Series:Oceanography
Subjects:
HERMES
hydrocarbon seeps
biological hotspot
marine biodiversity
seabed mapping
authigenic carbonate
chemosynthetic communities
Online Access:http://tos.org/oceanography/archive/22-1_foucher.pdf

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