Chemistry, temperature, and faunal distributions at diffuse-flow hydrothermal vents, comparison of two geologically distinct ridge systems

Oceanography

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 235-245

  Luther III, George W ^a   Gartman, Amy ^a   Yücel, Mustafa ^b,c   Madison, Andrew S ^a   Moore, Tommy S ^b,d   Nees, Heather A ^b   Nuzzio, Donald B ^e   Sen, Arunima ^f   Lutz, Richard A ^g   Shank, Timothy M ^h   Fisher, Charles R ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls sur Mer   (France)

^d INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

^e Analytical Instrument Systems Inc   (United States)

^f PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

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EID: 84857304323     PISSN: 10428275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5670/oceanog.2012.22     Document Type: Review

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