Anja Reitz

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyzed at high resolution the differences in the composition of the most recent sapropel, S1, in a suite of cores covering the entire eastern Mediterranean basin and concluded that climate-induced stratification of the ocean may contribute to enhanced preservation of organic matter in sapropels.

TL;DR: Analysis of 16S rRNA gene clone libraries revealed phylogenetically diverse communities that were dominated by phylotypes of sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) and anaerobic methanotrophs of the ANME-1 andANME-2 varieties, suggesting that these groups of SRB may be involved in or influenced by degradation of higher hydrocarbons or petroleum byproducts.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a selection of these initiatives as best practice examples for bathymetry data collection, compilation and open data sharing as well as the Nippon Foundation-GEBCO (The General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans) Seabed 2030 Project that complements and leverages these initiatives and promotes international collaboration and partnership.

TL;DR: In this article, a comparison of the biogenic barium from the direct/sequential extraction and the indirect/normative calculation clearly shows that the detrital Ba/Al ratio is the critical factor in the normative approach, and that erroneous assumptions based on this ratio may introduce significant errors to the calculated biogen barium.

TL;DR: In this paper, a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) was used to detect gas bubbles emanating at two distinct sites at the crest of the Vodyanitskii mud volcano, which confirmed earlier observations of bubble-induced hydroacoustic anomalies in echosounder records.