Geophysical constraints on microbial biomass in subseafloor sediments and coal seams down to 2.5 km off Shimokita Peninsula, Japan

Geophysical constraints on microbial biomass in subseafloor sediments and coal seams down to 2.5 km off Shimokita Peninsula, Japan

Abstract To understand the ability of microbial life to inhabit a deep subseafloor coalbed sedimentary basin, the correlation between fluid transport properties and the abundance of microbial cells was investigated based on core samples collected down to about 2.5 km below the seafloor during the In...

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Main Authors: Wataru Tanikawa, Osamu Tadai, Yuki Morono, Kai-Uwe Hinrichs, Fumio Inagaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-09-01
Series:Progress in Earth and Planetary Science
Subjects:
Deep biosphere
Lignite coal
Limits of life
Microbial community
Pore size
Porosity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40645-018-0217-2

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