Microbial activity and carbonate isotope signatures as a tool for identification of spatial differences in methane advection: a case study at the Pacific Costa Rican margin

The forearc of the convergent margin offshore Costa Rica is a region characterized by strong advection of methane-charged fluids causing the formation of ubiquitous cold seeps (mounds). Presented here are the first measurements of microbial anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) and sulfate reduction...

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Main Authors: S. Krause, P. Steeb, C. Hensen, V. Liebetrau, A. W. Dale, M. Nuzzo, T. Treude
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/11/507/2014/bg-11-507-2014.pdf