Chemoautotrophic production incorporated by heterotrophs in Gulf of Mexico hydrocarbon seeps: An examination of mobile benthic predators and seep residents

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 153-161

  Macavoy, S E ^a   Morgan, E ^a   Carney, R S ^b   Macko, S A ^c  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemosynthesis; Gulf of Mexico; Hydrocarbon seeps; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ALVINOCARIS STACTOPHILA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BATHYNOMUS GIGANTEUS; HAGFISH; INVERTEBRATA; ISOPODA; METHANOARICIA DENDROBRANCHIATA; MUNIDOPSIS; PHASCOLOSOMA; TUBICOLAE;

EID: 42149083372     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/0730-8000(2008)27[153:CPIBHI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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