CAREER: Ecosystem Impacts of Microbial Succession and Production at Antarctic Methane Seeps
This research aims to understand the ecosystem impact of methane release from the seafloor in Antarctica. While a potent greenhouse gas, methane is also a source of energy for marine microbial communities and can, in turn, fuel diverse animals. This SCUBA focused research collects animals and sediment from the nearshore habitats in Antarctica, and studies how they live to understand how Antarctica fits in the overall role of methane in a coupled ocean and atmospheric system and methane fits in the Antarctic Ecosystem.
Participants Involved in This Project
Andrew Thurber | Researcher Fellow
University of California, Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA
Made possible with funding by the U.S. National Science Foundation Award #2221990. The information contained here is those of the author(s) and does not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. National Science Foundation.
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