Evidence for a chemoautotrophically based food web at inactive hydrothermal vents (Manus Basin)

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 56, Issue 19-20, 2009, Pages 1577-1585

  Erickson, K L ^a   Macko, S A ^b   Van Dover, C L ^c  

^a Dept of Economics and Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy at the College of William and Mary   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bismarck Sea; Chemosynthesis; Hydrothermal springs; Isotopes; Papua New Guinea; Southwest Pacific

Indexed keywords

BISMARCK SEA; CHEMOSYNTHESIS; HYDROTHERMAL SPRINGS; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; SOUTHWEST PACIFIC;

BIOMASS; DISSOLUTION; HOT SPRINGS; ISOTOPES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRINTING MACHINERY; SEAWATER; SULFUR; VENTS;

ANIMALS;

CHEMOAUTOTROPHY; CHEMOSYNTHESIS; COLONIZATION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; FOOD WEB; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; OCEAN BASIN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

BISMARCK SEA; MANUS BASIN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; CLADORHIZIDAE; HYDROZOA; INVERTEBRATA; THORACICA;

EID: 69949126037     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2009.05.002     Document Type: Article

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