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| Raimonet, Melanie; Ragueneau, Olivier; Jacques, Vincent; Corvaisier, Rudolph; Moriceau, Brivaela; Khripounoff, Alexis; Pozzato, Lara; Rabouille, Christophe. |
| Mechanisms controlling the transfer and retention of silicon (Si) along continental margins are poorly understood, but play a major role in the functioning of coastal ecosystems and the oceanic biological pump of carbon. Deep-sea fans are well recognized as carbon sink spots, but we lack knowledge about the importance of the fans in the global Si cycle. Here, we provide a first estimate of the role played by the Congo deep-sea fan, one of the biggest in the world, in the Si cycle. Sediment cores sampled in the deep-sea fan were analyzed to build a Si mass balance. An exceptionally high accumulation rate of amorphous silica aSiO(2) (2.29 +/- 0.58 mol Si m(-2) y(-1)) was found, due to a high sedimentation rate and the presence of aluminum in the sediments.... |
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Palavras-chave: Continental margin; Land-sea export; Silica cycle; Congo canyon; Deep-sea fan. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00251/36242/35797.pdf |
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| Sibuet, Myriam; Vangriesheim, Annick. |
| The long-term BIOZAIRE multidisciplinary deep-sea environmental program on the West Equatorial African margin organized in partnership between Ifremer and TOTAL aimed at characterizing the benthic community structure in relation with physical and chemical processes in a region of oil and gas interest. The morphology of the deep Congo submarine channel and the sedimentological structures of the deep-sea fan were established during the geological ZAIANGO project and helped to select study sites ranging from 350 to 4800 m water depth inside or near the channel and away from its influence. Ifremer conducted eight deep-sea cruises on board research vessels between 2000 and 2005. Standardized methods of sampling together with new technologies such as the ROV... |
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Palavras-chave: Cold coral; Cold seep communities; Benthos diversity; Turbidity current; Congo canyon; Gulf of Guinea. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2009/publication-7349.pdf |
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| Galeron, Joelle; Menot, Lenaick; Renaud, Nolwenn; Crassous, Philippe; Khripounoff, Alexis; Treignier, C.; Sibuet, M.. |
| Density, taxonomic composition at higher taxon level and vertical distribution of benthic macrofaunal communities and sediment characteristics (pore water, nitrogen, organic carbon, sulfur, C/N ratio, n-alcohol biomarkers) were examined at three deep sites on the Congo-Gabon continental margin. This study was part of the multidisciplinary BIOZAIRE project that aimed at studying the deep benthic ecosystems in the Gulf of Guinea. Sampling of macrofaunal communities and of sediment was conducted during three cruises (January 2001, December 2001 and December 2003) at two downslope sites (4000 m depth), one located near the Congo submarine channel (15 km in the south) and the other one far from the channel (150km in the South). The third area located 8 km north... |
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Palavras-chave: Deep sea; Distribution; Community structure; Macrofauna; Congo canyon; Congo Angola margin; Equatorial west Africa margin; Atlantic. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2009/publication-7315.pdf |
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