Export of deep-sea hydrothermal particles, indigenous thermophilic microorganisms and larvae to the surrounding Ocean

• Main Authors: Lesongeur, Françoise, Briand, Patrick, Godfroy, Anne, Crassous, Philippe, Byrne, Nathalie, Khripounoff, Alexis
• Other Authors: Laboratoire de Microbiologie des Environnements Extrêmophiles (LM2E), Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER)-Université de Brest (UBO)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire Environnement Profond (LEP), Etudes des Ecosystèmes Profonds (EEP), Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER)-Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2014
• Subjects: Deep-sea hydrothermal vents; Particle flux; Hydrothermal microorganisms; Larvae; Regional index: North Atlantic; Mid-Atlantic Ridge; Azores Triple Junction; [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio]; The Chimney; North Atlantic; Copepods
• Online Access: https://hal.univ-brest.fr/hal-01111524

International audience To assess the production and the export of particulate and biological material in deep-sea hydrothermal vents, four moorings with sediment traps and current meters were deployed for 24 days in the Azores Triple Junction (ATJ) region. They were deployed along an axis starting a...