Microbial community in a sediment-hosted CO2 lake of the southern Okinawa Trough hydrothermal system

Microbial community in a sediment-hosted CO2 lake of the southern Okinawa Trough hydrothermal system

Increasing levels of CO2 in the atmosphere are expected to cause climatic change with negative effects on the earth’s ecosystems and human society. Consequently, a variety of CO2 disposal options are discussed, including injection into the deep ocean. Because the dissolution of CO2 in seawater w...

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Main Authors: Inagaki, F., Kuypers, M., Tsunogai, U., Ishibashi, J., Nakamura, K., Treude, T., Ohkubo, S., Nakaseama, M., Gena, Kaul, Chiba, H., Hirayama, H., Nunoura, T., Takai, K., Jorgensen, B., Horikoshi, K., Boetius, A.
Format: Journal Article
Published: National Academy of Sciences 2006
Subjects:
anaerobic oxidation of methane
CO2 hydrate
liquid CO2
CO2 disposal
chemolithotroph
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17819

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