The vent and seep biota : aspects from microbes to ecosystems / Steffen Kiel, editor.
"Oases of life around black smokers and hydrocarbon seeps in the deep-sea were among the most surprising scientific discoveries of the past three decades. These ecosystems are dominated by animals having symbiotic relationships with chemoautotrophic bacteria. Their study developed into an inter...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht ; New York :
Springer,
[2010]
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| Series: | Topics in geobiology ;
v. 33. |
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| Online Access: | Springer eBooks |
| Summary: | "Oases of life around black smokers and hydrocarbon seeps in the deep-sea were among the most surprising scientific discoveries of the past three decades. These ecosystems are dominated by animals having symbiotic relationships with chemoautotrophic bacteria. Their study developed into an international, interdisciplinary venture where scientists develop new technologies to work in some of the most extreme places on Earth. This book highlights discoveries, developments, and advances made during the past 10 years, including remarkable cases of host-symbiont coevolution, worms living on frozen methane, and a fossil record providing insights into the dynamic history of these ecosystems since the Paleozoic."--Publisher's website. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 487 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9048195713 9789048195718 1283002299 9781283002295 9048195721 9789048195725 |