Biology and ecology of the 'Pompeii worm' (alvinella pompejana desbruyeres and laubier), a normal dweller of an extreme deep-sea environment: A synthesis of current knowledge and recent developments

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 45, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 383-422

  Desbruyeres D ^a   Chevaldonne P ^a,b   Alayse, A M ^a   Jollivet, D ^c   Lallier, F H ^c   Jouin Toulmond, C ^c   Zal, F ^c   Sarradin, P M ^a   Cosson, R ^d   Caprais, J C ^a   Arndt, C ^e   O'Brien, J ^f   Guezennec, J ^a   Hourdez, S ^c   Riso, R ^g   Gaill, F ^c   Laubier, L ^h   Toulmond, A ^c  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STATION BIOLOGIQUE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^g UFR SCIENCES ET TECHNIQUES   (France)

^h STATION MARINE D ENDOUME   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALVINELLA POMPEJANA;

EID: 0031821648     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(97)00083-0     Document Type: Article

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