Biologic and geologic characteristics of cold seeps in Monterey Bay, California

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 43, Issue 11-12, 1996, Pages 1739-1755

  Barry, James P ^a   Greene, H Gary ^a,b   Orange, Daniel L ^a   Baxter, Charles H ^a   Robison, Bruce H ^a   Kochevar, Randall E ^a   Nybakken, James W ^b   Reed, Donald L ^c   McHugh, Cecilia M ^d  

^a MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHISSA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BEGGIATOA; BIVALVIA; COLUMBELLIDAE; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GALATHEIDAE; GASTROPODA; LAMELLIBRACHIA BARHAMI; MITRELLA PERMODESTA; MUNIDOPSIS; PATELLIDAE; PYROPELTA; PYROPELTIDAE; SOLEMYA; SOLEMYIDAE; VESICOMYIDAE; DECAPODA; VESTIMENTIFERA;

CHEMOAUTOTROPHIC BACTERIA; CHEMOSYNTHESIS; CHEMOSYNTHETIC COMMUNITY; COLD SEEP COMMUNITY; COLD SEEPS; COLD-SEEP COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPRESSION; DEEP-SEA BENTHOS; FAULTING; TECTONICS;

USA, CALIFORNIA, MONTEREY BAY;

EID: 0030419420     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0637(96)00075-1     Document Type: Article

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