• An Arctic natural oil seep investigated from space to the seafloor 

      Panieri, Giuliana; Argentino, Claudio; Ramalho, Sofia P.; Vulcano, Francesca; Savini, Alessandra; Fallati, Luca; Brekke, Trond; Galimberti, Giulia; Riva, Federica; Balsa, João; Eilertsen, Mari Heggernes; Stokke, Runar; Steen, Ida Helene; Sahy, Diana; Kalenitchenko, Dimitri Stanislas Desire; Bünz, Stefan; Mattingsdal, Rune (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-10-19)
      Due to climate change, decreasing ice cover and increasing industrial activities, Arctic marine ecosystems are expected to face higher levels of anthropogenic stress. To sustain healthy and productive ocean ecosystems, it is imperative to build baseline data to assess future changes. Herein, a natural oil seep site offshore western Svalbard (Prins Karls Forland, PKF, 80–100 m water depth), discovered ...
    • Elevated methane alters dissolved organic matter composition in the Arctic Ocean cold seeps 

      Sert, Muhammed Fatih; Schweitzer, Hannah; de Groot, Tim R.; Kekäläinen, Timo; Jänis, Janne; Bernstein, Hans Christopher; Ferré, Benedicte; Gründger, Friederike; Kalenitchenko, Dimitri Stanislas Desire; Niemann, Helge (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-12-15)
      Cold seeps release methane (CH<sub>4</sub>) from the seafloor to the water column, which fuels microbially mediated aerobic methane oxidation (MOx). Methane-oxidising bacteria (MOB) utilise excess methane, and the MOB biomass serves as a carbon source in the food web. Yet, it remains unclear if and how MOx modifies the composition of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in cold seeps. We investigated MOx ...