Biodiversity and biogeography of hydrothermal vent species: Thirty years of discovery and investigations

Oceanography

Volumn 20, Issue SPL.ISS. 1, 2007, Pages 30-41

  Ramirez Llodra, Eva ^a,b   Shank, Timothy M ^c   German, Christopher R ^c  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

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EID: 52049085691     PISSN: 10428275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5670/oceanog.2007.78     Document Type: Article

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