Bubble-mediated transport of benthic microorganisms into the water column at methane releasing seep sites (Coal Oil Point Seep field): Identification of methanotrophs and implication of seepage intensity on transport efficiency

Schmale, Oliver

Bubble-mediated transport of benthic microorganisms into the water column at methane releasing seep sites (Coal Oil Point Seep field): Identification of methanotrophs and implication of seepage intensity on transport efficiency

Sebastian Jordan¹, Tina Treude², Ira Leifer³, Johannes Werner⁴, René Janßen⁵, Heide Schulz-Vogt⁶ and Oliver Schmale¹, (1)Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research, Marine Chemistry, Rostock, Germany, (2)University of California Los Angeles, Department of Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences, Los Angeles, United States, (3)Bubbleology Research International, Solvang, CA, United States, (4)Leibniz-Institute for Baltic Sea Research, Germany, (5)Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research, Marine Biology, Rostock, Germany, (6)Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research, Rostock, Germany