Antarctic Marine Biodiversity and Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents
A recent study has demonstrated that deep-sea hydrothermal vents in the Antarctic have rich and unusual animal communities. This discovery highlights the importance of the Antarctic benthos for biological understanding.
| Published in: | PLoS Biology |
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| Format: | Text |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2012
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| Online Access: | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3250503 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22235192 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1001232 |
| Summary: | A recent study has demonstrated that deep-sea hydrothermal vents in the Antarctic have rich and unusual animal communities. This discovery highlights the importance of the Antarctic benthos for biological understanding. |
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