Near surface hydrates the chemosynthetic community and chemoherms

1 Near surface hydrates the chemosynthetic community and chemoherms 

As a case study of rapid gas fluxes with hydrate formation, the work of Geomar [reviewed by Boetius and Suess (2004)] has provided an understanding of the 

It is well known that the AOM process involves a transfer of electrons from methane to sulfate, producing bicarbonate and sulfide in equimolar amounts, which in-turn react with hydronium and calcium ions in the water, to produce the overall reaction  

Sahling et al. (2002) indicate that the diffusive sulfide fluxes limit the growths that are classified into  

Beggiatoa at the mudline with a sulfide flux of 23 13 mol/m2yr 

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