@article{3056876,
    title = "The Kallisti Limnes, carbon dioxide-accumulating subsea pools",
    author = "Camilli, R. and Nomikou, P. and Escartín, J. and Ridao, P. and Mallios, A. and Kilias, S.P. and Argyraki, A. and Andreani, M. and Ballu, V. and Campos, R. and Deplus, C. and Gabsi, T. and Garcia, R. and Gracias, N. and Hurtós, N. and Magí, L. and Mével, C. and Moreira, M. and Palomeras, N. and Pot, O. and Ribas, D. and Ruzié, L. and Sakellariou, D.",
    journal = "Scientific Reports",
    year = "2015",
    volume = "5",
    publisher = "Nature Publishing Group",
    issn = "2045-2322",
    doi = "10.1038/srep12152",
    keywords = "carbon dioxide;  sea water, Greece;  volcano, Carbon Dioxide;  Greece;  Seawater;  Volcanic Eruptions",
    abstract = "Natural CO2 releases from shallow marine hydrothermal vents are assumed to mix into the water column, and not accumulate into stratified seafloor pools. We present newly discovered shallow subsea pools located within the Santorini volcanic caldera of the Southern Aegean Sea, Greece, that accumulate CO2 emissions from geologic reservoirs. This type of hydrothermal seafloor pool, containing highly concentrated CO2, provides direct evidence of shallow benthic CO2 accumulations originating from sub-seafloor releases. Samples taken from within these acidic pools are devoid of calcifying organisms, and channel structures among the pools indicate gravity driven flow, suggesting that seafloor release of CO2 at this site may preferentially impact benthic ecosystems. These naturally occurring seafloor pools may provide a diagnostic indicator of incipient volcanic activity and can serve as an analog for studying CO2 leakage and benthic accumulations from subsea carbon capture and storage sites."
}