Search Results - "McDermott, Jill"
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Pathways for abiotic organic synthesis at submarine hydrothermal fields
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (23-06-2015)“…Arguments for an abiotic origin of low-molecular weight organic compounds in deep-sea hot springs are compelling owing to implications for the sustenance of…”
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origin of methanethiol in midocean ridge hydrothermal fluids
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (15-04-2014)“…Simple alkyl thiols such as methanethiol (CH ₃SH) are widely speculated to form in seafloor hot spring fluids. Putative CH ₃SH synthesis by abiotic…”
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Temperature Controls eDNA Persistence across Physicochemical Conditions in Seawater
Published in Environmental science & technology (21-06-2022)“…Environmental DNA (eDNA) quantification and sequencing are emerging techniques for assessing biodiversity in marine ecosystems. Environmental DNA can be…”
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Abiotic redox reactions in hydrothermal mixing zones: Decreased energy availability for the subsurface biosphere
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (25-08-2020)“…Subseafloor mixing of high-temperature hot-spring fluids with cold seawater creates intermediate-temperature diffuse fluids that are replete with potential…”
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Genomic variation in microbial populations inhabiting the marine subseafloor at deep-sea hydrothermal vents
Published in Nature communications (24-10-2017)“…Little is known about evolutionary drivers of microbial populations in the warm subseafloor of deep-sea hydrothermal vents. Here we reconstruct 73…”
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Discovery of active off-axis hydrothermal vents at 9° 54′N East Pacific Rise
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (26-07-2022)“…Comprehensive knowledge of the distribution of active hydrothermal vent fields along midocean ridges is essential to understanding global chemical and heat…”
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The Role of On‐ and Off‐Axis Faults and Fissures During Eruption Cycles and Crustal Accretion at 9°50′N, East Pacific Rise
Published in Geochemistry, geophysics, geosystems : G3 (01-04-2023)“…Fissures and faults provide insight into how plate separation is accommodated by magmatism and brittle deformation during crustal accretion. Although fissure…”
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Extent and Volume of Lava Flows Erupted at 9°50′N, East Pacific Rise in 2005–2006 From Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Surveys
Published in Geochemistry, geophysics, geosystems : G3 (01-03-2022)“…Seafloor volcanic eruptions are difficult to directly observe due to lengthy eruption cycles and the remote location of mid‐ocean ridges. Volcanic eruptions in…”
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Discovery of active off-axis hydrothermal vents at 9° 54'N East Pacific Rise
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (26-07-2022)“…Comprehensive knowledge of the distribution of active hydrothermal vent fields along midocean ridges is essential to understanding global chemical and heat…”
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Clumped isotopologue constraints on the origin of methane at seafloor hot springs
Published in Geochimica et cosmochimica acta (15-02-2018)“…Hot-spring fluids emanating from deep-sea vents hosted in unsedimented ultramafic and mafic rock commonly contain high concentrations of methane. Multiple…”
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Geochemistry of fluids from Earth’s deepest ridge-crest hot-springs: Piccard hydrothermal field, Mid-Cayman Rise
Published in Geochimica et cosmochimica acta (01-05-2018)“…Hosted in basaltic substrate on the ultra-slow spreading Mid-Cayman Rise, the Piccard hydrothermal field is the deepest currently known seafloor hot-spring…”
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Identification of sulfur sources and isotopic equilibria in submarine hot-springs using multiple sulfur isotopes
Published in Geochimica et cosmochimica acta (01-07-2015)“…Multiple sulfur isotopes were measured in metal sulfide deposits, elemental sulfur, and aqueous hydrogen sulfide to constrain sulfur sources and the isotopic…”
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Dissolved and particulate organic carbon in hydrothermal plumes from the East Pacific Rise, 9°50'N
Published in Deep-sea research. Part I, Oceanographic research papers (01-09-2011)“…Chemoautotrophic production in seafloor hydrothermal systems has the potential to provide an important source of organic carbon that is exported to the…”
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Geochemistry of Hydrothermal Fluids From the E2-Segment of the East Scotia Ridge: Magmatic Input, Reaction Zone Processes, Fluid Mixing Regimes and Bioenergetic Landscapes
Published in Frontiers in Marine Science (15-06-2022)“…The compositions of hydrothermal fluids in back-arc basins (BABs) can be affected by the influx of magmatic fluids into systems that are dominated by reactions…”
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Tracing ancient hydrogeological fracture network age and compartmentalisation using noble gases
Published in Geochimica et cosmochimica acta (01-02-2018)“…We show that fluid volumes residing within the Precambrian crystalline basement account for ca 30% of the total groundwater inventory of the Earth (> 30…”
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Potential energy sources for the deep continental biosphere in isolated anoxic brines
Published in Earth and planetary science letters (01-10-2022)“…•Energy sources for anaerobic microbes are abundant in the deep continental crust.•First identification and quantification of dimethylamine in Precambrian…”
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Improved biodiversity detection using a large-volume environmental DNA sampler with in situ filtration and implications for marine eDNA sampling strategies
Published in Deep-sea research. Part I, Oceanographic research papers (01-11-2022)“…Metabarcoding analysis of environmental DNA samples is a promising new tool for marine biodiversity and conservation. Typically, seawater samples are obtained…”
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Densely populated biofilms and linked iron and sulfur cycles in the fractured-rock continental subsurface
Published in Geochimica et cosmochimica acta (15-06-2024)“…The deep continental biosphere is supported by chemolithoautotrophy and depends on rock-derived substrates for energy. The majority of microorganisms in these…”
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Subseafloor microbial communities in hydrogen-rich vent fluids from hydrothermal systems along the Mid-Cayman Rise
Published in Environmental microbiology (01-06-2016)“…Summary Warm fluids emanating from hydrothermal vents can be used as windows into the rocky subseafloor habitat and its resident microbial community. Two new…”
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Significance of Short‐Wavelength Magnetic Anomaly Low Along the East Pacific Rise Axis, 9°50′N
Published in Geochemistry, geophysics, geosystems : G3 (01-05-2023)“…Magnetic anomaly variations near mid‐ocean ridge spreading centers are sensitive to a variety of crustal accretionary processes as well as geomagnetic field…”
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