Temporal and spatial patterns of biological community development at nascent deep-sea hydrothermal vents (9°50'N, East Pacific Rise)

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 45, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 465-515

  Shank, Timothy M ^a   Fornari, Daniel J ^b   Von Damm, Karen L ^c   Lilley, Marvin D ^d   Haymon, Rachel M ^e   Lutz, Richard A ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c Univ of New Hampshire   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0031871517     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(97)00089-1     Document Type: Article

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