Calculating dispersal from unique submarine hot spring ecosystems

Calculating dispersal from unique submarine hot spring ecosystems Washington DC (SPX) Mar 23, 2016 - Deep below the ocean's surface are hydrothermal vent fields, or submarine hot springs that can reach temperatures of up to 400 C. These fields are surrounded by a unique set of animals, including vent crabs and eyeless vent shrimp, that survive off of the chemicals emitted from the hydrothermal vents. Recently, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) researc ... more

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