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 D., Sweeting, Christopher J., Tyler, Paul A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Southern Ocean; East Scotia Ridge
• Online Access: https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/344880/; https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/344880/1/fetchObject.action_uri%253Dinfo_doi%25252F10.1371%25252Fjournal.pone.0048348%2526representation%253DPDF

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...