Challenging prevailing theory about how deep-sea vents are colonized
Monday, July 24, 2017 - 14:02
in Psychology & Sociology
Despite being relatively close together, two recently discovered hydrothermal vent fields in the Gulf of California host very different animal communities. This finding contradicts a common scientific assumption that neighboring vents will share similar animal communities, and suggests that local geology and vent-fluid chemistry are important factors affecting vent communities.