Open AccessA natural laboratory to study arsenic geobiocomplexity
Author(s) -
Pichler Thomas,
Amend Jan P.,
Garey James,
Hallock Pamela,
Hsia Nancy P.,
Karlen David J.,
MeyerDombard D'Arcy R.,
McCloskey Bryan J.,
Price Roy E.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2006eo230002
Subject(s) - seamount , seafloor spreading , hydrothermal vent , hydrothermal circulation , geology , submarine volcano , deep sea , volcano , natural (archaeology) , oceanography , submarine , shore , earth science , geochemistry , paleontology
Research on seafloor hydrothermal activity has focused primarily on deep‐sea black smoker‐type locations, which are found along volcanically active portions of the mid‐ocean ridges and in deep back‐arc basins. Submarine hydrothermal activity, however, is not confined to deepwater environments. Hydrothermal vents have been documented on the tops of seamounts, on the flanks of volcanic islands, and in other near‐shore environments characterized by high heat flow. Their easy accessibility, relative to deep‐sea hydrothermal systems, makes them excellent natural laboratories to study a wide range of chemical, physical, and biological processes.