Browsing by Author "Sommer, Stefan"

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    • Influence of methane seepage on isotopic signatures in living deep-sea benthic foraminifera, 79° N 

      Melaniuk, Katarzyna; Sztybor, Kamila; Treude, Tina; Sommer, Stefan; Rasmussen, Tine Lander (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-01-21)
      Fossil benthic foraminifera are used to trace past methane release linked to climate change. However, it is still debated whether isotopic signatures of living foraminifera from methane-charged sediments refect incorporation of methane-derived carbon. A deeper understanding of isotopic signatures of living benthic foraminifera from methane-rich environments will help to improve reconstructions of ...

    • Response of benthic foraminifera to environmental successions of cold seeps from Vestnesa Ridge, Svalbard: Implications for interpretations of paleo-seepage environments 

      Melaniuk, Katarzyna; Sztybor, Kamila; Treude, Tina; Sommer, Stefan; Zajaczkowski, Marek; Rasmussen, Tine Lander (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-09-15)
      This paper presents the results of a study on the response of living benthic foraminifera to progressing environmental successions in a cold-seep ecosystem. Sediment samples were collected from Vestnesa Ridge (79°N, Fram Strait) at ~1200 m water depth. The distribution of live (Rose Bengal-stained) foraminifera were analyzed in the upper sediment layers in relation to pore water biogeochemical data ...

    • Water column methanotrophy controlled by a rapid oceanographic switch 

      Steinle, Lea; Graves, Carolyn A.; Treude, Tina; Ferré, Benedicte; Biastoch, Arne; Bussmann, Ingeborg; Berndt, Christian; Krastel, Sebastian; James, Rachel H.; Behrens, Erik; Böning, Claus W.; Greinert, Jens; Sapart, Célia-Julia; Scheinert, Markus; Sommer, Stefan; Lehmann, Moritz F.; Niemann, Helge (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-04-20)
      Large amounts of the greenhouse gas methane are released from the seabed to the water column, where it may be consumed by aerobic methanotrophic bacteria. The size and activity of methanotrophic communities, which determine the amount of methane consumed in the water column, are thought to be mainly controlled by nutrient and redox dynamics. Here, we report repeated measurements of methanotrophic ...