The Discovery of New Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vent Communities in the Southern Ocean and Implications for Biogeography
Author(s) -
Alex D. Rogers,
Paul A. Tyler,
Douglas P. Connelly,
Jon Copley,
Rachael H. James,
Robert D Larter,
Katrin Linse,
Rachel A. Mills,
Alberto C. Naveira Garabato,
Richard D. Pancost,
David A. Pearce,
Nicholas Polunin,
Christopher R. German,
Timothy M. Shank,
Philipp H. BoerschSupan,
Belinda Alker,
Alfred Aquilina,
Sarah A. Bennett,
Andrew Clarke,
Robert J. J. Dinley,
Alastair G C Graham,
Darryl R H Green,
Jeffrey A. Hawkes,
Laura Hepburn,
Ana Hilário,
Veerle A.I. Huvenne,
Leigh Marsh,
Eva Ramírez-Llodra,
WILLIAM D. REID,
Christopher Nicolai Roterman,
Christopher J. Sweeting,
Sven Thatje,
Katrin Zwirglmaier
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001234
Subject(s) - hydrothermal vent , oceanography , deep sea , invertebrate , biological dispersal , chemosynthesis , ridge , fauna , biogeography , polychaete , marine ecosystem , biology , geology , ecology , ecosystem , paleontology , hydrothermal circulation , population , demography , sociology
A survey of Antarctic waters along the East Scotia Ridge in the Southern Ocean reveals a new vent biogeographic province among previously uncharacterized deep-sea hydrothermal vent communities.
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