FeMO2 Dive Cruise 2007
Studying Fe-Oxidizing Microbes on Loihi Seamount -- JASON2 on the R/V Kilo Moana -- KM0719

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Openning recovered exposure experiments
The exposure experiments contain basalt chips that that have been treated by depleting them of elements such as iron or manganese. Differences in microbial colonization on the different substrates will reveal which elements are most needed for growth of microbes.

 
Photographer  Shawn Doan
Region  Hawaiian Islands
Location  Kilo Moana, Loihi Seamount
JASON Dive  J2-307
JASON Event  Unknown
Latitude  Unknown
Longitude  Unknown
Elevation  Unknown
People  Alexis Templeton, Carolyn Sheehan
Keywords  Hawaii, Submarine, Volcano, Biogeosciences, Iron-oxidizing microbes, FeMO2007, KM0719, R/V Kilo Moana
13 October 2007
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