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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Deep-sea ecology"”.
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Evolutionary and ecological genomics in deep-sea organisms
… are conspicuous biological hotspots in the deep-sea. These ecosystems face increasing threats from human activities. Having thorough taxonomic inventories as well as understanding species’ relatedness, diversity, connectivity patterns, and adaptive potential is fundamental for the …
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Chemosynthetic communities in the deep sea : ecological studies
Deep-sea benthic communities dependent on chemosynthetic primary production are associated with areas of active venting of chemically-modified seawater. Patterns in the distribution of species that occur at hydrothermal vents can be used to predict locations of the vent sites. Patterns in the …
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Productivity, metabolism and physiology of free-living chemoautotrophic Epsilonproteobacteria
Chemoautotrophic ecosystems at deep-sea hydrothermal vents were discovered in 1977, but not until 1995 were free-living autotrophic Epsilonproteobacteria identified as important microbial community members. Because the deep-sea is food-starved, the autotrophic metabolism of hydrothermal vent …
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The importance of fine-scale flow processes and food availability in the maintenance of soft-sediment communities
… in shallow-water, muddy habitats. In deep-sea ecosystems, the role of near-bed hydrodynamics is also of interest because of the potential role that larval settlement in organic patches may play in maintaining the immense species diversity characteristic of many deep-sea ecosystems. To …
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Faunal biogeography, community structure, and genetic connectivity of North Atlantic seamounts
… of the modern biogeography and biodiversity of deep-sea fauna. Seamounts are considered to play a defining role in faunal evolution, acting as regional centers of speciation, “stepping-stones” for dispersal, and/or refugia for deep-sea populations. The overarching goal of this dissertation was …