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1 online resource (XVII, 253 pages 109 illustrations, 99 illustrations in color.)
This open access book presents an overview on seep systems in South China Sea. It includes numerous illustrations and photographs of the seeps that never seen before. It also introduces multidisciplinary research results to stimulate further research interest.
Introduction -- Gas Seepage Distribution and Variability of Seeps -- Detecting Gas Seepage and Gas Migration Mechanisms -- Gas Hydrates at Seeps -- Pore water geochemistry and quantification of methane cycles -- The Isotopic Imprint of Biogeochemical Process at Seeps.-Isotope Ecology of Chemosymbiotic Bivalves -- Biomarker Indicators for Seeps -- Macro-Ecology of Cold Seeps in the South China Sea -- Geologic Methane Seeps at Current Mountains -- Timing of Seep Activities and Potential Driving Forces.