Biogeochemical processes and microbial diversity of the Gullfaks and Tommeliten methane seeps (Northern North Sea)
Fluid flow related seafloor structures and gas seeps were detected in the North Sea in the 1970s and 1980s by acoustic sub-bottom profiling and oil rig surveys. A variety of features like pockmarks, gas vents and authigenic carbonate cements were found to be associated with sites of oil and gas expl...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2008-08-01
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| Series: | Biogeosciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/5/1127/2008/bg-5-1127-2008.pdf |