Observing the development of a deep-sea greenhouse gas filter
Friday, September 28, 2018 - 06:50
in Earth & Climate
In a long-term study, marine scientists from Bremen have for the first time observed the slow colonization of the crater around a deep-sea mud volcano after its eruption. The first settlers are tiny organisms that eat methane escaping from the volcano, preventing this greenhouse gas from reaching the atmosphere. The present study describes how the colonization of the mud volcano proceeds and how the tiny methane-munchers get going.