Microdistribution of faunal assemblages at deep-sea hydrothermal vents in the Southern Ocean

• Published in: PLoS ONE
• Main Authors: Marsh, Leigh, Copley, Jonathan T., Huvenne, Veerle A.I., Linse, Katrin, Reid, William D.K., Rogers, Alex, Sweeting, Christopher J., Tyler, Paul A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PLoS 2012
• Subjects: Southern Ocean; East Scotia Ridge
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/18213/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/18213/1/journal.pone.0048348.pdf; http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0048348

Chemosynthetic primary production by microbes supports abundant faunal assemblages at deep-sea hydrothermal vents, with zonation of invertebrate species typically occurring along physico-chemical gradients. Recently discovered vent fields on the East Scotia Ridge (ESR) in the Southern Ocean represen...