Geochemical and visual indicators of hydrothermal fluid flow through a sediment-hosted volcanic ridge in the Central Bransfield Basin (Antarctica).

• Published in: PLoS ONE
• Main Authors: Alfred Aquilina, Douglas P Connelly, Jon T Copley, Darryl R H Green, Jeffrey A Hawkes, Laura E Hepburn, Veerle A I Huvenne, Leigh Marsh, Rachel A Mills, Paul A Tyler
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Austral; Bransfield Strait; Three Sisters; Hook Ridge; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0054686; https://doaj.org/article/7dfb4bcc8b10405c842d6148cbcf95c2

In the austral summer of 2011 we undertook an investigation of three volcanic highs in the Central Bransfield Basin, Antarctica, in search of hydrothermal activity and associated fauna to assess changes since previous surveys and to evaluate the extent of hydrothermalism in this basin. At Hook Ridge...