| 词条 | Brine pool |
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A brine pool is a large area of brine on the ocean basin. These pools are bodies of water that have a salinity three to eight times greater than the surrounding ocean. For deep-sea brine pools, the source of the salt is the dissolution of large salt deposits through salt tectonics. The brine often contains high concentrations of methane, providing energy to chemosynthetic animals that live near the pool. These creatures are often extremophiles.[1][2] Brine pools are also known to exist on the Antarctic Shelf where the source of brine is salt excluded during formation of sea ice. Deep-sea and Antarctic brine pools can be toxic to marine animals. CharacteristicsBrine pools are sometimes called sea floor "lakes" because the dense brine does not easily mix with overlying seawater. The high salinity raises the density of the brine, which creates a distinct surface and shoreline for the pool.[3] When submarines dive into brine pools, they float on the brine surface due to the high density. The motion of a submarine can create waves across the brine-seawater interface that wash over the surrounding "shoreline".[4] Support of lifeDeep sea brine pools often coincide with cold seep activity. Methane released by the seep is processed by bacteria, which have a symbiotic relationship with seep mussels living at the edge of the pool. This ecosystem is dependent on chemical energy, and relative to almost all other life on Earth, has little dependence on energy from the Sun.[5] Examples
References1. ^Extremophile life near brine pools {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061110181105/http://www.resa.net/nasa/ocean_methane.htm |date=November 10, 2006 }} {{pond}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Brine Pool}}2. ^{{cite journal | pmc = 92984 | pmid=11425725 | doi=10.1128/AEM.67.7.3077-3085.2001 | volume=67 | title=Microbial diversity of the brine-seawater interface of the Kebrit Deep, Red Sea, studied via 16S rRNA gene sequences and cultivation methods | date=July 2001 | journal=Appl. Environ. Microbiol. | pages=3077–85 | last1 = Eder | first1 = W | last2 = Jahnke | first2 = LL | last3 = Schmidt | first3 = M | last4 = Huber | first4 = R}} 3. ^NOAA exploration of a brine pool 4. ^"The Deep" (2006), Documentary, National Geographic Channel 5. ^World Wildlife Fund. "Deep sea ecology: hydrothermal vents and cold seeps." March 23, 2006. Accessed October 3, 2007. 2 : Bodies of water|Coastal and oceanic landforms |
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