甲烷
冷泉
生物地球化学循环
沉积物
甲烷厌氧氧化
地质学
环境科学
海底扩张
底栖区
海洋学
生态学
环境化学
化学
地貌学
生物
作者
Hui Zhang,Jing‐Chun Feng,Yongming Shen,Mingrui Zhang,Yongyang Huang,Pian Li,Liwei Sun,Si Zhang,Zhifeng Yang
摘要
Abstract Methane seepage, generated from natural processes or gas hydrate dissociation, drives the development of cold seep ecosystems and leads to atmosphere methane emission, thereby influencing climate change. Uncovering the intrinsic interactions among methane seepage intensities, biogeochemical processes in the sediment, and benthic community characteristics at the seafloor is essential to clarify and predict the ultimate fate of methane leakage from the deep sea. Here, we conducted a systematic investigation of methane intensity, pore fluid migration characteristics, sediment mineral fraction features, and the evolution of biological communities in areas with different methane intensities. Furthermore, analyses of high‐resolution images, pore fluid geochemical feature, and lithologic characteristics of the sediment in the Haima cold seep were also carried out in this study. The results showed that, in areas with different methane intensities, organic matter sulfate reduction and anaerobic oxidation of methane were heterogeneous. The heterogeneity led to the methane transformation zones at different depths, which changed the mineral composition of the sediment and biological communities in the seabed. In addition, a hypothesis of successional sequence of biomes in cold seep was established. This study revealed that the methane seepage intensity was a key factor in determining the biogeochemical process in the sediment of cold seep. The coupling effects of biogeochemical processes and methane seepage intensities dominated the community succession of cold seep. These findings could provide important implications for understanding the dynamic deep marine methane cycle mechanism and the contribution of deep‐sea methane released to climate change.
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