Ocean Margin Systems

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-IX

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2. Introductory Paper

   1. Sedimentary Settings on Continental Margins — an Overview

      • I. N. McCave

      Pages 1-14

   2. Continental Margins — Review of Geochemical Settings

      • R. Wollast

      Pages 15-31

   3. Imaging the Subsurface with 2-D and 3-D Seismic Data

      • D. Ristow, K. Hinz, J. Hauschild, T. Gindler, A. Berhorst, C. Bönnemann

      Pages 33-55

   4. State of the Art and Future Prospects of Scientific Coring and Drilling of Marine Sediments

      • D. Hebbeln

      Pages 57-66

   5. New Technologies for Ocean Margin Studies — Autonomous Instrument Carrier Systems

      • C. Waldmann, R. Lampitt

      Pages 67-77

   6. Autonomous Underwater Vehicles: Are they the Ideal Sensor Platforms for Ocean Margin Science?

      • S. McPhail

      Pages 79-97

3. Margin Building — Regulating Processes

   1. Physical Processes and Modelling at Ocean Margins

      • R. Neves, H. Coelho, R. Taborda, P. Pina

      Pages 99-123

   2. Seabed Classification at Ocean Margins

      • Ph. Blondel

      Pages 125-141

   3. The Benthic Boundary Layer

      • L. Thomsen

      Pages 143-155

   4. Ocean Margin Early Diagenetic Processes and Models

      • K. Soetaert, J. Middelburg, J. Wijsman, P. Herman, C. Heip

      Pages 157-177

   5. Slope Instability of Continental Margins

      • J. Mienert, C. Berndt, J. S. Laberg, T. O. Vorren

      Pages 179-193

   6. Margin Building — Regulating Processes

      • L. Thomsen, T. van Weering, P. Blondel, R. Lampitt, F. Lamy, N. McCave et al.

      Pages 195-203

4. Fluid Flow and Subsurface Material Transport

   1. Fluid Flow in Continental Margin Sediments

      • M. Schlüter

      Pages 205-217

   2. Macrobenthic Activity and its Effects on Biogeochemical Reactions and Fluxes

      • R. R. Haese

      Pages 219-234

   3. Cold Seep Communities on Continental Margins: Structure and Quantitative Distribution Relative to Geological and Fluid Venting Patterns

      • M. Sibuet, K. Olu-Le Roy

      Pages 235-251

   4. The Importance of Mineralization Processes in Surface Sediments at Continental Margins

      • M. Zabel, C. Hensen

      Pages 253-267

   5. Numerical Modelling of Transport Processes in the Subsurface

      • R. Hinkelmann, R. Helmig

      Pages 269-294

   6. Subsurface Fluid Flow and Material Transport

      • N. Kukowski, M. Schlüter, R. R. Haese, C. Hensen, R. Hinkelmann, M. Sibuet et al.

      Pages 295-306

5. Benthic Population Dynamics and Relationship to Sedimentary Settings

   1. Benthic Biodiversity Across and Along the Continental Margin: Patterns, Ecological and Historical Determinants, and Anthropogenic Threats

      • J. D. Gage

      Pages 307-321

Ocean margins are the transitional zones between the oceans and continents. They represent dynamic systems in which numerous processes shape the environment and result in impacting the utilization and hazard potentials for humans. These processes are influenced by a variety of steering mechanisms, from mountain building and climate on the land to tectonics and sea-level fluctuations in ocean margins. This book examines various aspects of regulation for the long-term development of ocean margins, of the impact of fluids and of the dynamics of benthic life at and below the seafloor in ocean margin systems.

• Benthic Biology
• Fluid Flow
• Marine Microbiology
• Ocean
• Ocean Margins
• Sedimentology
• biology
• evolution
• marine

From the reviews:

Praise for G. Wefer's Ocean Margin Systems

American Meteorological Society"This book examines various aspects of regulation for the long-term development of ocean margins, of the impact of fluids, and of the dynamics of benthic life at and below the seafloor in ocean margin systems."

"This book is the proceedings from the Hanse Conference on Ocean Margin Systems, which aimed to provide a forum for experts from different fields … . what sets this book apart from other conference proceedings is the summary papers at the end of each of the four sections. These synthesise the relevant discussion session of the conference, providing interesting overviews of the different sections … . There is something here for many people involved in continental margin research." (Trevor Tolhurst, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, Vol. 292, 2003)

• Fachbereich Geowissenschaften, Universität Bremen, Bremen, Germany

  Gerold Wefer, Dierk Hebbeln

• DEEPSEAS Benthic Biology Group George Deacon Division for Ocean Processes, Southampton Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK

  David Billett

• Max-Planck-Institut für Marine Mikrobiologie, Bremen, Germany

  Bo Barker Jørgensen

• Alfred-Wegener-Institut für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Bremerhaven, Germany

  Michael Schlüter

• Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Den Burg, Texel, The Netherlands

  Tjeerd C. E. Weering

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