Biogeochemistry of a low-activity cold seep in the Larsen B area, western Weddell Sea, Antarctica

First videographic indication of an Antarctic cold seep ecosystem was recently obtained from the collapsed Larsen B ice shelf, western Weddell Sea (Domack et al., 2005). Within the framework of the R/V Polarstern expedition ANTXXIII-8, we revisited this area for geochemical, microbiological and furt...

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Main Authors: J. Gutt, A. Boetius, G. Bohrmann, S. Kasten, T. Pape, K. Nöthen, O. Heilmayer, A. Montiel, K. Knittel, D. Graffe, D. Fischer, H. Niemann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2009-11-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/6/2383/2009/bg-6-2383-2009.pdf