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Hydrate vents: a window to the deep biosphere?.
Linke, Peter (2003) Hydrate vents: a window to the deep biosphere?. The Marine Scientist, 3 . pp. 24-27.
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Abstract
It is generally recognised that destabilisation of gas hydrates and the resulting release of methane may be one of the most powerful trigger mechanisms on past abrupt climatic changes of the earth system. However, in cli-mate research the release of methane from gas hydrates has hardly been considered in model calculations since little information exists concerning interfacial fluxes and biogeochemical turnover of methane in sediments hosting hydrate deposits. Hydrate vents — a window to the deep biosphere? Not only can large chunks of hydrate vented from the sea-floor add to climate change, they can effect biological and other activities. Researchers have been trying to identify hydrate dynamics by deploying the Canadian ROPOS ROV.
Document Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | Hydrate vents, deep biosphere |
Research affiliation: | OceanRep > GEOMAR > FB2 Marine Biogeochemistry > FB2-MG Marine Geosystems |
Refereed: | No |
Open Access Journal?: | No |
Publisher: | IMarEST |
Date Deposited: | 18 Feb 2008 17:26 |
Last Modified: | 19 Dec 2018 13:12 |
URI: | https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/1070 |
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