Macrofaunal communities associated with chemosynthetic habitats from the US Atlantic margin: A comparison among depth and habitat types

JR Bourque, CM Robertson, S Brooke… - Deep Sea Research …, 2017 - Elsevier
Hydrocarbon seeps support distinct benthic communities capable of tolerating extreme
environmental conditions and utilizing reduced chemical compounds for nutrition. In recent …

Microbial proliferation coinciding with volcanism during the Permian–Triassic transition: New, direct evidence from volcanic ashes, South China

Q Fang, H Hong, ZQ Chen, J Yu, C Wang, K Yin… - Palaeogeography …, 2017 - Elsevier
Coupling with major biotic extinction, both widespread microbially mediated deposits and
ash beds characterize the Permian–Triassic boundary (PTB) successions worldwide. Thus …

A phylogenetic perspective on diversity of Galatheoidea (Munida, Munidopsis) from cold-water coral and cold seep communities in the western North Atlantic Ocean

DK Coykendall, MS Nizinski, CL Morrison - Deep Sea Research Part II …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Squat lobsters (Galatheoidea and Chirostyloidea), a diverse group of decapod
crustaceans, are ubiquitous members of the deep-sea fauna. Within Galatheoidea, the …

2 Hydrocarbon seep ecosystems

SB Joye, S Kleindienst - Life in Extreme Environments, 2017 - degruyter.com
Hydrocarbon seep ecosystem are spectacular deep sea oases where hydrocarbon flux from
deep reservoirs through sediments and then into the water column fuels diverse biological …

9 Assessing metabolic activity at methane seeps: a testing ground for slow growing environmental systems

J Marlow, R Hatzenpichler - degruyter.com
Microbial communities mediate the planet's foundational biogeochemical cycles, mobilize
nutrients, support higher trophic levels, and perform essential ecosystem services. High …

Reproductive Patterns of Cold-Seep Mussels in the Gulf of Mexico and Northwestern Atlantic

C Plowman - 2017 - scholarsbank.uoregon.edu
Continuous or semi-continuous reproduction is the norm in deep-sea animals, with
exceptions explained by seasonal pulses of surface-derived phytodetritus. Chemosynthesis …