Effectiveness of Fluorescent Viability Assays in Studies of Arctic Cold Seep Foraminifera

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Author: Melaniuk, Katarzyna
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media 2021
• Subjects: VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Geosciences: 450::Stratigraphy and paleontology: 461; VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Geofag: 450::Stratigrafi og paleontologi: 461; Arctic; Barents Sea; Storfjordrenna; Foraminifera*; Fram Strait
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/21033; https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.587748

Highly negative δ 13 C values in fossil foraminifera from methane cold seeps have been proposed to reflect episodes of methane release from gas hydrate dissociation or free gas reservoirs triggered by climatic changes in the past. Because most studies on live foraminifera are based on the presence o...