Hydrates, oil seepage, and chemosynthetic ecosystems on the Gulf of Mexico Slope: An update

James M. Brooks; Mahlon C. Kennicutt; Robert R. Bidigare; Terry L. Wade; Eric N. Powell; Guy J. Denoux; Roger R. Fay; James J. Childress; Chuck R. Fisher; Ian Rossman; Gregory Boland

doi:10.1029/EO068i018p00498

Hydrates, oil seepage, and chemosynthetic ecosystems on the Gulf of Mexico Slope: An update

James M. Brooks, Mahlon C. Kennicutt, Robert R. Bidigare, Terry L. Wade, Eric N. Powell, Guy J. Denoux, Roger R. Fay, James J. Childress, Chuck R. Fisher, Ian Rossman, Gregory Boland

Eberly College of Science

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In 1985, the Geochemical and Environmental Research Group (GERG) at Texas A&M University (College Station, Tex.) reported in Eos [Brooks et al, 1985] the discovery of chemosynthetic organisms (bivalves and tube worms) at two sites on the Gulf of Mexico continental slope. The presence of gas hydrates at five sites, some associated with oil‐stained sediments, was also detailed. In the subsequent year, follow‐up cruises and submersible dives (using the Johnson Sea‐Link, owned and operated by the Harbor Branch Foundation, Fort Pierce, Fla., and the Navy NR‐1) investigated the physiology, biochemistry, and distribution of these chemosynthetic organisms.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	498-499
Number of pages	2
Journal	Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union
Volume	68
Issue number	18
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1029/EO068i018p00498
State	Published - May 5 1987

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