|
|
|
|
|
| Vanreusel, Ann; Andersen, Ann C.; Boetius, Antje; Connelly, Douglas; Cunha, Marina R.; Decker, Carole; Hilario, Ana; Kormas, Konstantinos Ar.; Maignien, Lois; Olu, Karine; Pachiadaki, Maria; Ritt, Benedicte; Rodrigues, Clara; Sarrazin, Jozee; Tyler, Paul; Van Gaever, Saskia; Vanneste, Heleen. |
| During the European Commission's Framework Six Programme, HERMES, we investigated three main areas along the European margin, each characterized by the presence of seep-related structures exhibiting different intensity of activity and biological diversity. These areas are: (1) the Nordic margin with the Hakon Mosby mud volcano and many pockmarks, (2) the Gulf of Cadiz, and (3) the eastern Mediterranean with its hundreds of mud volcanoes and brine pool structures. One of the main goals of the HERMES project was to unravel the biodiversity associated with these seep-associated ecosystems, and to understand their driving forces and functions, using an integrated approach. Several multidisciplinary research cruises to these three areas provided evidence of... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Mosby mud volcano; Gulf of mexico; Cadiz ne atlantic; Deep sea fan; Community structure; Microbial communities; Fluid flow; Mediterranean sea; Carbonate crusts; Norwegian sea. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2009/publication-6375.pdf |
| |
|
|
| Omoregie, E; Mastalerz, V; De Lange, G; Straub, K; Kappler, A; Roy, H; Stadnitskaia, A; Foucher, Jean-paul; Boetius, A. |
| In this study we determined the composition and biogeochemistry of novel, brightly colored, white and orange microbial mats at the surface of a brine seep at the outer rim of the Chefren mud volcano. These mats were interspersed with one another, but their underlying sediment biogeochemistries differed considerably. Microscopy revealed that the white mats were granules composed of elemental S filaments, similar to those produced by the sulfide-oxidizing epsilonproteobacterium "Candidatus Arcobacter sulfidicus." Fluorescence in situ hybridization indicated that microorganisms targeted by a "Ca. Arcobacter sulfidicus"-specific oligonucleotide probe constituted up to 24% of the total the cells within these mats. Several 16S rRNA gene sequences from organisms... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Gulf of mexico; Sulfate reducing bacteria; Egyptian continental margin; Northeast pacific ocean; Ribosomal rna sequences; In situ hybridization; Anaerobic oxidation; Marine sediments; Gas hydrate; Oxiding bacteria. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2008/publication-6201.pdf |
| |
|
|
| Olu, Karine; Cordes, Erik E.; Fisher, Charles R.; Brooks, James M.; Sibuet, Myriam; Desbruyeres, Daniel. |
| Like hydrothermal vents along oceanic ridges, cold seeps are patchy and isolated ecosystems along continental margins, extending from bathyal to abyssal depths. The Atlantic Equatorial Belt (AEB), from the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of Guinea, was one focus of the Census of Marine Life ChEss (Chemosynthetic Ecosystems) program to study biogeography of seep and vent fauna. We present a review and analysis of collections from five seep regions along the AEB: the Gulf of Mexico where extensive faunal sampling has been conducted from 400 to 3300m, the Barbados accretionary prism, the Blake ridge diapir, and in the Eastern Atlantic from the Congo and Gabon margins and the recently explored Nigeria margin. Of the 72 taxa identified at the species level, a total... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Gulf of mexico; Barbados accretionary prism; Mussel bathymodiolus childressi; Hydrothermal vent communities; Deep sea vent; Spatial distribution; Family veiscomyidae; Dispersal barriers; Hydrocarbon seeps; Species diversity. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00011/12207/8975.pdf |
| |
|
|
| Gruenke, S.; Lichtschlag, A.; De Beer, D.; Felden, J.; Salman, V.; Ramette, A.; Schulz-vogt, H. N.; Boetius, A.. |
| This study investigated the bacterial diversity associated with microbial mats of polar deep-sea cold seeps. The mats were associated with high upward fluxes of sulfide produced by anaerobic oxidation of methane, and grew at temperatures close to the freezing point of seawater. They ranged from small patches of 0.2-5 m in diameter (gray mats) to extensive fields covering up to 850 m(2) of seafloor (white mats) and were formed by diverse sulfide-oxidizing bacteria differing in color and size. Overall, both the dominant mat-forming thiotrophs as well as the associated bacterial communities inhabiting the mats differed in composition for each mat type as determined by microscopy, 16S rRNA gene sequencing and automated ribosomal intergenic spacer analysis.... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Mosby mud volcano; Gulf of mexico; Eastern mediterranean sea; Filamentous sulfur bacteria; Sulfide oxidizing bacteria; In situ hybridization; Sulfate reduction; Microbial communities; Marine sediments; Beggiatoa spp. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00212/32360/30823.pdf |
| |
|
|
|
