Marine Hydrocarbon Seeps

Microbiology and Biogeochemistry of a Global Marine Habitat

Andreas Teske, Verena Carvalho (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

XII, 199 Seiten

2020 | 1st ed. 2020
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-34825-0 (ISBN)

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This book provides an up-to-date overview of the microbiology, biogeochemistry, and ecology of marine hydrocarbon seeps, a globally occurring habitat for specialized microorganisms and invertebrates that depend on natural hydrocarbon seepage as a food and energy source. Prominent examples include the briny hydrocarbon seeps and mud volcanoes on the continental slope of the Gulf of Mexico and in the Mediterranean, the hydrothermally heated hydrocarbon seeps at Guaymas Basin (Mexico), and the oil and gas seeps off the coast of California and in the Gulf of Mexico. Featuring topical chapters by leading researchers in the area, the book describes geological settings, chemical characteristics of hydrocarbon seepage, hydrocarbon-dependent microbial populations, and ecosystem structure and trophic networks at hydrocarbon seeps. Further, it also discusses applied aspects such as bioremediation potential (oil-degrading microorganisms).

Diversity and assembly of seep-associated microbial communities.- Anaerobic hydrocarbon-degrading sulfate-reducing bacteria at marine gas and oil seeps.- Guaymas Basin, a hydrothermal hydrocarbon seep ecosystem.- The Gulf of Mexico: An introductory survey of a seep-dominated seafloor landscape.- Benthic deep-sea life associated with asphaltic hydrocarbon emissions at Chapopote, southern Gulf of Mexico.- Archaea in Mediterranean Sea cold seep sediments and brine pools.- The microbial communities of the East Mediterranean Sea mud volcanoes and pockmarks.- Large sulfur-oxidizing bacteria at Gulf of Mexico hydrocarbon seeps.- Growth patterns of giant deep-sea Beggiatoaceae from a Guaymas Basin vent site.- Uncovering microbial hydrocarbon degradation processes: the promise of stable isotope probing.

Erscheinungsdatum	09.02.2020
Reihe/Serie	Springer Oceanography
Zusatzinfo	XII, 199 p. 55 illus., 49 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	489 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
Schlagworte	Brine Seeps • Hydrocarbon Seeps • Methane Hydrates • microbial ecology • Seep Invertebrate Fauna
ISBN-10	3-030-34825-3 / 3030348253
ISBN-13	978-3-030-34825-0 / 9783030348250
Zustand	Neuware