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PANGAEA
In:
Supplement to: Riedinger, Natascha; Formolo, Michael J; Lyons, Timothy W; Henkel, Susann; Beck, Antje; Kasten, Sabine (2014): An inorganic geochemical argument for coupled anaerobic oxidation of methane and iron reduction in marine sediments. Geobiology, 12(2), 172-181, https://doi.org/10.1111/gbi.12077
Publikationsdatum:
2024-02-02
Beschreibung:
Here, we present results from sediments collected in the Argentine Basin, a non-steady state depositional marine system characterized by abundant oxidized iron within methane-rich layers due to sediment reworking followed by rapid deposition. Our comprehensive inorganic data set shows that iron reduction in these sulfate and sulfide-depleted sediments is best explained by a microbially mediated process-implicating anaerobic oxidation of methane coupled to iron reduction (Fe-AOM) as the most likely major mechanism. Although important in many modern marine environments, iron-driven AOM may not consume similar amounts of methane compared with sulfate-dependent AOM. Nevertheless, it may have broad impact on the deep biosphere and dominate both iron and methane cycling in sulfate-lean marine settings. Fe-AOM might have been particularly relevant in the Archean ocean, 〉2.5 billion years ago, known for its production and accumulation of iron oxides (in iron formations) in a biosphere likely replete with methane but low in sulfate. Methane at that time was a critical greenhouse gas capable of sustaining a habitable climate under relatively low solar luminosity, and relationships to iron cycling may have impacted if not dominated methane loss from the biosphere.
Schlagwort(e):
397; 498; Center for Marine Environmental Sciences; GC; GeoB13820-1; GeoB13863-1; Gravity corer; M78/3A; M78/3B; MARUM; Meteor (1986)
Materialart:
Dataset
Format:
application/zip, 8 datasets
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