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| Marcon, Yann; Sahling, Heiko; Allais, Anne-gaelle; Bohrmann, Gerhard; Olu, Karine. |
| The Regab pockmark is a large cold seep area located 10 km north of the Congo deep sea channel at about 3160 m water depth. The associated ecosystem hosts abundant fauna, dominated by chemosynthetic species such as the mussel Bathymodiolus aff. boomerang, vestimentiferan tubeworm Escarpia southwardae, and vesicomyid clams Laubiericoncha chuni and Christineconcha regab. The pockmark was visited during the West African Cold Seeps (WACS) cruise with RV Pourquoi Pas? in February 2011, and a 14,000-m2 high-resolution videomosaic was constructed to map the most populated area and to describe the distribution of the dominant megafauna (mussels, tubeworms and clams). The results are compared with previous published works, which also included a videomosaic in the... |
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Palavras-chave: Cold seep; Fauna; Mosaic; Pockmark; Regab; Temporal variation. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00144/25528/23765.pdf |
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| Marcon, Yann; Ondreas, Helene; Sahling, Heiko; Bohrmann, Gerhard; Olu, Karine. |
| Pockmarks are seafloor depressions commonly associated with fluid escape from the seabed and are believed to contribute noticeably to the transfer of methane into the ocean and ultimately into the atmosphere. They occur in many different areas and geological contexts, and vary greatly in size and shape. Nevertheless, the mechanisms of pockmark growth are still largely unclear. Still, seabed methane emissions contribute to the global carbon budget, and understanding such processes is critical to constrain future quantifications of seabed methane release at local and global scales. The giant Regab pockmark (9 degrees 42.6' E, 5 degrees 47.8' S), located at 3160 m water depth near the Congo deep-sea channel (offshore southwestern Africa), was investigated... |
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| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00186/29731/28293.pdf |
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