Hydrothermalism in the Mediterranean Sea

Progress in Oceanography

Volumn 44, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 333-367

  Dando, P R ^a   Stuben D ^b   Varnavas, S P ^c  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; HYDROTHERMAL VENT COMMUNITY;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

CRENARCHAEOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0345476762     PISSN: 00796611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6611(99)00032-4     Document Type: Review

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