IODP
Correlating geochemical data and molecular analyses of microbial communities in highly stratified deep-sea marine sediments from the ultra-slow arctic spreading ridge
We attempt to provide a closer link of geochemical and qualitative and quantitative molecular data by studying highly stratified marine sediments of the Arctic mid-ocean ridge. Different from most other studies we use deep sequencing to provide a detailed taxonomic composition of sediment horizons including both domains; Archaea and Bacteria. These data are linked to quantitative assessments of marker genes from both domains and to detailed geochemical and geophysical parameters. Our study sites are cold marine sediments located and influenced by the northernmost known active hydrothermal vent system Loki’s castle on the ultra-slow spreading arctic  ridge.  (to be updated)
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