[HTML][HTML] Same (sea) bed different dreams: Biological community structure of the Haima seep reveals distinct biogeographic affinities

X He, T Xu, C Chen, X Liu, YX Li, Z Zhong… - The Innovation …, 2023 - the-innovation.org
Deep-sea chemosynthetic communities, including hydrothermal vents and cold seeps,
harbour hundreds of endemic species currently threatened by deep-sea mining and …

Ecological characterization of cold-seep epifauna in the South China Sea

Y Zhao, T Xu, YS Law, D Feng, N Li, R Xin… - Deep Sea Research …, 2020 - Elsevier
Site F, an active cold seep situated on the northeastern continental slope of the South China
Sea (SCS), has not been systematically surveyed since its first discovery in 2007. Here we …

[HTML][HTML] Macro-ecology of cold seeps in the South China Sea

X Wang, H Guan, JW Qiu, T Xu, J Peckmann… - Geosystems and …, 2022 - Elsevier
After nearly 20 years of exploration, various areas of the seafloor with hydrocarbon seepage
have been discovered in the South China Sea (SCS). Through linking subsurface and …

Spatial distribution of seepages and associated biological communities within Haima cold seep field, South China Sea

H Xu, M Du, J Li, H Zhang, W Chen, J Wei, Z Wu… - Journal of Sea …, 2020 - Elsevier
More than 30 cold seeps have been discovered on the northern continental slope of the
South China Sea (SCS), but only two cold seep sites actively harbor living cold seep …

Understanding the biogeography of chemosynthetic ecosystems

PA Tyler, CR German, E Ramirez-Llodra… - Oceanologica Acta, 2002 - Elsevier
ChEss is a recently-funded Census of marine life programme aimed at improving our
knowledge of the biogeography of deepwater chemosynthetically driven ecosystems by …

Deep-water chemosynthetic ecosystem research during the census of marine life decade and beyond: a proposed deep-ocean road map

CR German, E Ramirez-Llodra, MC Baker, PA Tyler… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
The ChEss project of the Census of Marine Life (2002–2010) helped foster internationally-
coordinated studies worldwide focusing on exploration for, and characterization of new deep …

Methane supply drives prokaryotic community assembly and networks at cold seeps of the South China Sea

M Niu, L Deng, L Su, SE Ruff, N Yang, M Luo… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Marine cold seeps are unique chemosynthetic habitats fuelled by deeply sourced
hydrocarbon‐rich fluids discharged at the seafloor. Through oxidizing methane and other …

Methane-metabolizing microbial communities in sediments of the Haima cold seep area, northwest slope of the South China Sea

M Niu, X Fan, G Zhuang, Q Liang… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Cold seeps are widespread chemosynthetic ecosystems in the deep-sea environment, and
cold seep microbial communities of the South China Sea are poorly constrained. Here we …

A biogeographic network reveals evolutionary links between deep-sea hydrothermal vent and methane seep faunas

S Kiel - Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Deep-sea hydrothermal vents and methane seeps are inhabited by members of the same
higher taxa but share few species, thus scientists have long sought habitats or regions of …

In situ detection of the fine scale heterogeneity of active cold seep environment of the Formosa Ridge, the South China Sea

L Cao, C Lian, X Zhang, H Zhang, H Wang… - Journal of Marine …, 2021 - Elsevier
The active cold seep at Formosa Ridge (Site F) sustains the most flourishing ecosystem on
the continental slope of the northern South China Sea. However, the physicochemical …