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A Boetius, E Suess - Chemical Geology, 2004 - Elsevier

Hydrate Ridge: a natural laboratory for the study of microbial life fueled by methane from near-surface gas hydrates.

Cultural Transformation in the Geoscience Community AND Program Evaluation

Boetius, Suess

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Abstract Hydrate Ridge, Cascadia convergent margin, is characterized by abundant methane hydrates at and below the seafloor, active venting of fluids and gases, chemosynthetic communities composed of giant sulfide-oxidizing bacteria and clams, authigenic carbonates, and some of the highest methane oxidation rates ever found in the marine environment. Fluid flow rates vary over six orders of magnitude among closely spaced settings at the crest of Hydrate Ridge. The distribution of benthic communities is …

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