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Seafloor facies related to upward methane flux within a Giant Pockmark of the Lower Congo Basin
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Gay, Aurelien; Lopez, M; Ondreas, Helene; Charlou, Jean-luc; Sermondadaz, G; Cochonat, Pierre.
The origin of the cold fluid venting from a Giant Pockmark within the Lower Congo Basin has been elucidated based upon results of precise mapping, submersible dives, gravity coring and isotopic analyses realized under a TOTAL-IFREMER cooperative project (ZAIANGO and BIOZAIRE projects). During four dives of the IFREMER ROV-Victor 6000, the bottom was filmed, hard and soft samples were lifted from the sediment, and water samples were collected with a CTD-rosette system. The detailed dip map shows that the 800 in wide Giant Pockmark is a composite feature due to the coalescence of multiple 100 in wide depressions that displays a broad range of biological, mineralogical and chemical features on the seafloor, leading to a seafloor anomaly recorded on the...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: BIOZAIRE; ZAIANGO; Palaeochannel; Hydrates; Chemosynthesis; Seafloor facies; Fluid migration; Pockmark.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2006/publication-1114.pdf

Comments on the paper of Gay et al. (2006) Seafloor facies related to upward methane flux within a Giant Pockmark of the Lower Congo Basin. Marine Geology 226 : 81-95
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Olu, Karine.
The paper by Gay et al. describes a giant pockmark on the basis of geological and biological data collected during ROV dives. The description of seep communities based on a transect across the pockmark includes some mistakes. Part of the description of the fauna is attributed to Olu-Le Roy et al. (2003) and includes data that have not been presented in this oral communication. An "evolutive model" is proposed, based on these data and on an incorrect interpretation of symbiotic species requirements (classification of methane vs sulfide dependent species). In this note, I would like to point out the mistakes of this paper and express why their model cannot be used to describe the reality of the seabed.
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: BIOZAIRE; ZAIANGO; Palaeochannel; Hydrates; Chemosynthesis; Seafloor facies; Fluid migration; Pockmark.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2006/publication-2276.pdf