In the study area, the widely distributed gas chimneys, implied the vertical migrations and leakages of gas-bearing fluids, which might contribute to the evolution of submarinecanyons.
研究区内广泛分布的气烟囱构造，暗示了含气流体的垂向运移和渗漏，可能促进了海底峡谷群的进一步演化。
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Since Quaternary, abundant sediments from the Pearl River in the north would be transported via shelf to slope and basinfloor, supplying the sufficient sediments for slope-confined submarinecanyons.