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2003 Seattle Annual Meeting (November 2–5, 2003)

Session No. 105
Monday, 3 November 2003: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T79. Biogeochemical Processes at Ancient and Modern Methane Seeps I

Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

 

Joern Peckmann and James L. Goedert, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:45 PM
DIVERSE MICROORGANISMS MEDIATING THE ANAEROBIC OXIDATION OF METHANE IN METHANE SEEPS REVEALED BY DIRECTLY COUPLED ISOTOPIC AND PHYLOGENIC ANALYSES
ORPHAN, Victoria J., National Research Council, SSX, NASA Ames Rsch Ctr, M/S 239-4, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, HOUSE, Christopher, Department of Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State Univ, University Park, PA 16802, USSLER III, William, Monterey Bay Aquarium Rsch Institute, Moss Landing, CA 95039, HINRICHS, Kai-Uwe, Research Center for Ocean Margins, Univ of Bremen, PO Box 330 440, Bremen, 28334, Germany, PAULL, Charles K., Monterey Bay Aquarium Rsch Institute, 7700 Sandholdt Road, Moss Landing, CA 95039 and DELONG, Ed, Research and Development, Monterey Bay Aquarium Rsch Institute, 7700 Sandholdt Road, Moss Landing, CA 95039, methane@mbari.org, methane@mbari.org
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2:05 PM
MOLECULAR FINGERPRINTS OF METHANE SEEPING OUT OF THE SEAFLOOR
HINRICHS, Kai-Uwe, Research Center for Ocean Margins, Univ of Bremen, PO Box 330 440, Bremen, 28334, Germany, khinrichs@uni-bremen.de, khinrichs@uni-bremen.de
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2:25 PM
THE BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING OF SULFUR, CARBON, AND OXYGEN AT GULF OF MEXICO COLD SEEP ENVIRONMENTS
FORMOLO, Michael1, LYONS, Timothy1, ZHANG, Chuanlun2, KELLEY, Cheryl1 and SULLIVAN, Dylan3, (1)Geology, Univ of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211-1380, (2)Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Univ of Georgia, Drawer E, Aiken, SC 29802, (3)Geology, Univ of Missouri, Columbia, MO, formolom@yahoo.com, formolom@yahoo.com
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2:40 PM
THE ANATOMY OF THE SULFATE-METHANE INTERFACE IN A METHANE-RICH CORE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO
USSLER III, William1, PAULL, Charles K.1, HALLAM, Steven1, DELONG, Ed1, CHEN, Yifeng2, MATSUMOTO, Ryo3, LORENSON, Thomas4 and WINTERS, William J.5, (1)Research and Development, Monterey Bay Aquarium Rsch Institute, 7700 Sandholdt Road, Moss Landing, CA 95039, (2)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univ of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8654, Japan, (3)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univ of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8654, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (5)U.S. Geol Survey, 384 Woods Hole Road, Woods Hole, MA 02543, methane@mbari.org, methane@mbari.org
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2:55 PM
GROWTH RATES OF BATHYMODIOLIDS FROM GAS SEEPS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO DERIVED FROM POLONIUM-210/RADIUM-226 RATIOS
AHARON, Paul, Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Alabama, Box 870338, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 and VAN GENT, Dan, Nuclear Science Center, Louisiana State Univ, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, aharon@wgs.geo.ua.edu, aharon@wgs.geo.ua.edu
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3:10 PM
DIFFERENCES IN MICROBIAL LIPID DISTRIBUTIONS BETWEEN GULF OF MEXICO COLD SEEP CRUSTS AND SEDIMENTS
PANCOST, Richard D.1, TAVACOLI, Joseph1 and ZHANG, Chuanlun L.2, (1)School of Chemistry, Organic Geochemistry Unit, Univ of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol, BS8 1TS, United Kingdom, (2)Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Univ of Georgia, Drawer E, Aiken, GA 29802, R.D.Pancost@bristol.ac.uk, R.D.Pancost@bristol.ac.uk
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3:25 PM
FORAMINIFERA OF DEEP-BATHYAL AND ABYSSAL HYDROCARBON SEEPS, GULF OF MEXICO
SEN GUPTA, Barun K.1, LOBEGEIER, Melissa K.1 and SMITH, Lorene E.2, (1)Department of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State Univ, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, (2)Museum of Natural Science and Department of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State Univ, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, melissa@geol.lsu.edu, melissa@geol.lsu.edu
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3:40 PM
BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA FROM METHANE SEEPS IN MONTEREY BAY: ECOLOGY, STABLE ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION AND RELATION TO BIOGEOCHEMISTRY
PÉREZ, M. Elena1, RATHBURN, Anthony E.1, MARTIN, Jonathan B.2, DAY, Shelley A.2, MAHN, Chris3, GIESKES, Joris3, ZIEBIS, Wiebke4, LEVIN, Lisa5, WILLIAMS, David1 and DUNCAN, Amanda1, (1)Geography, Geology, and Anthropology, Indiana State Univ, Science Building 159, Terre Haute, IN 47809, (2)Geological Science, Univ of Florida, Box 112120, Gainesville, FL 32611, Albania, (3)Marine Research Divison-0236, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, (4)Integrative Oceanography Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0236, (5)Integrative Oceanography Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093-0236, geperez@isugw.indstate.edu, geperez@isugw.indstate.edu
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3:55 PM
FORAMINIFERA FROM HYDRATE RIDGE, OREGON: CARBON ISOTOPIC VALUES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PALEOMETHANE RELEASE
HILL, T.M.1, KENNETT, J.P.2 and VALENTINE, D.L.2, (1)Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Marine Science, Univ of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, (2)Geological Sciences, Univ of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, tessa@umail.ucsb.edu, tessa@umail.ucsb.edu
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4:10 PM
GEOLOGICAL CONTROLS OF HYDROCARBON SEEPS IN SANTA MARIA BASIN, OFFSHORE CALIFORNIA
SAENZ, Joseph M., U. S. Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Service Ctr, 1100 23RD Avenue, Code ESC414, Port Hueneme, CA 93043 and FISCHER, Peter J., Department of Geological Sciences, California State Univ, Northridge, 18111 Nordoff Street, Northridge, Northridge, CA 91330, saenzjm@nfesc.navy.mil, saenzjm@nfesc.navy.mil
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4:25 PM
HOLOCENE SLIDE SCARS AS THE DOMINANT LOCATION FOR CHEMOSYNTHETIC BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES IN MONTEREY BAY
PAULL, Charles K., USSLER III, William, SCHLINING, Brian, PADUAN, Jenny, CARESS, Dave, GREENE, H. Gary and BARRY, Jim, MBARI, Moss Landing, CA 95039-9644, Paull@mbari.org, Paull@mbari.org
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4:45 PM
CHEMOHERM BUILD-UPS ON HYDRATE RIDGE, CASCADIA MARGIN: A RESULT OF METHANE VENTING AND ANAEROBIC METHANE OXIDATION (AMO)
TEICHERT, Barbara M.A. and BOHRMANN, Gerhard, Forschungszentrum Ozeanränder, Universität Bremen, Postfach 330440, Bremen, 28334, teichert@uni-bremen.de, teichert@uni-bremen.de
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5:00 PM
VARIABLE MICROBIAL CONSORTIA PERFORMING ANAEROBIC OXIDATION OF METHANE IN THE BLACK SEA
MICHAELIS, Walter1, SEIFERT, Richard1, BLUMENBERG, Martin1, PAPE, Thomas1, NAUHAUS, Katja2, WIDDEL, Friedrich2 and REITNER, Joachim3, (1)Institut für Biogeochemie und Meereschemie, Univ Hamburg, Bundesstr.55, Hamburg, 20149, Germany, (2)Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Celsiusstrasse 1, Bremen, 28359, (3)Geobiology, GZG-Univ of Goettingen, Goldschmidtstr 3, Goettingen, 37077, Germany, michaelis@geowiss.uni-hamburg.de, michaelis@geowiss.uni-hamburg.de
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5:15 PM
FABRICS OF METHANE CARBONATES AND ASSOCIATED MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES IN BLACK SEA COLD SEEP ENVIRONMENTS
REITNER, Joachim1, REIMER, Andreas1, SCHUMANN, Gabriela1, THIEL, Volker1 and MICHAELIS, Walter2, (1)Geobiology, GZG-Univ of Goettingen, Goldschmidtstr 3, Goettingen, 37077, Germany, (2)Institut für Biogeochemie und Meereschemie, Univ Hamburg, Bundesstr.55, Hamburg, 20149, Germany, jreitne@gwdg.de, jreitne@gwdg.de
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