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The Subseafloor Biosphere at Mid-Ocean Ridges

Vol. 144, 2004

GEOPHYSICAL MONOGRAPH SERIES, VOL. 144, 399 PP., 2004
ISSN: 0065-8448; ISBN: 0-87590-409-2

The Subseafloor Biosphere at Mid-Ocean Ridges

W. S. Wilcock, E. F. DeLong, D. S. Kelley, J. A. Baross, and S. Craig Cary (Eds.)

Awareness has grown over the past several years that the subseafloor may harbor a substantial biosphere sustained by volcanic heat and chemical fluxes from the Earth's interior. This realization has profound scientific implications for questions concerning the origins of life, the true extent of Earth's biosphere, and the search for life on other planets. At mid-ocean spreading centers, the fluxes that sustain life are the highest, and the hydrothermal fluids in which micro-organisms grow are readily accessible on the seafloor. In addition, periodic volcanic eruptions flush fluids and microbes from the subsurface, and volcanic gases are believed to drive spectacular microbial blooms. Although ridges are challenging locations in which to work, they are unique in the oceans because of the diversity and dynamic nature of their subsurface environments.

Citation: Wilcock, W. S., E. F. DeLong, D. S. Kelley, J. A. Baross, and S. Craig Cary (Eds.) (2004), The Subseafloor Biosphere at Mid-Ocean Ridges, Geophys. Monogr. Ser., vol. 144, 399 pp., AGU, Washington, D. C., doi:10.1029/GM144.

Wilcock, William S.D.; DeLong, Edward F.; Kelley, Deborah S.; Baross, John A.; Craig Cary, S.

Preface

pp. vii-vii

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Baross, John A.; Wilcock, William S. D.; Kelley, Deborah S.; DeLong, Edward F.; Craig Cary, S.

The subsurface biosphere at Mid-Ocean Ridges: Issues and challenges

pp. 1-11

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Holden, James F.; Daniel, Roy M.

The upper temperature limit for life based on hyperthermophile culture experiments and field observations

pp. 13-24

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Daniel, Roy M.; van Eckert, Renate; Holden, James F.; Truter, Jolanda; Crowan, Don A.

The stability of biomolecules and the implications for life at high temperatures

pp. 25-39

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Childress, James J.; Fisher, Charles F.; Felbeck, Horst; Girguis, Peter

On the edge of a deep biosphere: Real animals in extreme environments

pp. 41-49

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Wilcock, William S. D.; Fisher, Andrew T.

Geophysical constraints on the subseafloor environment near mid-ocean ridges

pp. 51-74

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Embley, Robert W.; Lupton, John E.

Diking, event plumes, and the subsurface biosphere at mid-ocean ridges

pp. 75-97

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Bach, Wolfgang; Humphris, Susan E.; Fisher, Andrew T.

Fluid flow and fluid-rock interaction within ocean crust: Reconciling geochemical, geological, and geophysical observations

pp. 99-117

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Früh-Green, Gretchen L.; Connolly, James A.D.; Plas, Alessio; Kelley, Deborah S.; Grobéty, Bernard

Serpentinization of oceanic peridotites: Implications for geochemical cycles and biological activity

pp. 119-136

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Kingston Tivey, Margaret

Environmental conditions within active seafloor vent structures: Sensitivity to vent fluid composition and fluid flow

pp. 137-152

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Shock, Everett L.; Holland, Melanie E.

Geochemical energy sources that support the subsurface biosphere

pp. 153-165

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Kelley, Deborah S.; Lilley, Marvin D.; Früh-Green, Gretchen L.

Volatiles in submarine environments: Food for life

pp. 167-189

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Luther, George W., III

Activation of diatomic and triatomic molecules for the synthesis of organic compounds: Metal catalysis at the subseafloor biosphere

pp. 191-198

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Kashefi, Kazem; Holmes, Dawn E.; Lovley, Derek R.; Tor, Jason M.

Potential importance of dissimilatory Fe(III)-reducing microorganisms in hot sedimentary environments

pp. 199-211

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Pysz, Marybeth A.; Montero, Clemente I.; Chhabra, Swapnil R.; Kelly, Robert M.; Rinker, Kristina D.

Significance of polysaccharides in microbial physiology and the ecology of hydrothermal vent environments

pp. 213-226

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Cowen, James P.; Baker, Edward T.; Embley, Robert W.

Detection of and response to mid-ocean ridge magmatic events: Implications for the subsurface biosphere

pp. 227-243

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Von Damm, Karen L.; Lilley, Marvin D.

Diffuse flow hydrothermal fluids from 9° 50′ N East Pacific Rise: Origin, evolution and biogeochemical controls

pp. 245-268

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Butterfield, David A.; Roe, Kevin K.; Lilley, Marvin D.; Huber, Julie A.; Baross, John A.; Embley, Robert W.; Massoth, Gary J.

Mixing, reaction and microbial activity in the sub-seafloor revealed by temporal and spatial variation in diffuse flow vents at axial volcano

pp. 269-289

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Holland, Melanie E.; Baross, John A.; Holden, James F.

Illuminating subseafloor ecosystems using microbial tracers

pp. 291-303

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Zierenberg, Robert A.; Holland, Melanie E.

Sedimented ridges as a laboratory for exploring the subsurface biosphere

pp. 305-323

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Staudigel, Hubert; Tebo, Bradley; Yayanos, Art; Furnes, Harald; Kelley, Katie; Plank, Terry; Muehlenbachs, Karlis

The oceanic crust as a bioreactor

pp. 325-341

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Spear, John R.; Pace, Norman R.

Diversity of life at the geothermal subsurface—surface interface: The Yellowstone example

pp. 343-354

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Colwell, Frederick S.; Smith, Richard P.

Unifying principles of the deep terrestrial and deep marine biospheres

pp. 355-367

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Takai, Ken; Inagaki, Fumio; Horikoshi, Koki

Distribution of unusual archaea in subsurface biosphere

pp. 369-381

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Craig Cary, S.; Campbell, Barbara J.; DeLong, Edward F.

Studying the deep subsurface biosphere: Emerging technologies and applications

pp. 383-399

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