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| Cuvelier, Daphne; Sarrazin, Jozee; Colaco, Ana; Copley, Jon; Desbruyeres, Daniel; Glover, Adrian G.; Tyler, Paul; Santos, Ricardo Serrao. |
| Whilst the fauna inhabiting hydrothermal vent structures in the Atlantic Ocean is reasonably well known, less is understood about the spatial distributions of the fauna in relation to abiotic and biotic factors. In this study, a major active hydrothermal edifice (Eiffel Tower, at 1690 m depth) on the Lucky Strike vent field (Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR)) was investigated. Video transects were carried out by ROV Victor 6000 and complete image coverage was acquired. Four distinct assemblages, ranging from dense larger-sized Bathymodiolus mussel beds to smaller-sized mussel clumps and alvinocaridid shrimps, and two types of substrata were defined based on high definition photographs and video imagery. To evaluate spatial variation, faunal distribution was mapped... |
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Palavras-chave: Vent ecology; Mid Atlantic Ridge; Hydrothermal vent; Lucky Strike; Video analysis; Faunal assemblages; Spatial distribution; Community structure. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2009/publication-7328.pdf |
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| Cuvelier, Daphne; Sarradin, Pierre-marie; Sarrazin, Jozee; Colaco, Ana; Copley, Jon T.; Desbruyeres, Daniel; Glover, Adrian G.; Santos, Ricardo Serrao; Tyler, Paul A.. |
| The Eiffel Tower edifice is situated in the Lucky Strike hydrothermal vent field at a mean depth of 1690 m on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR). At this 11-m-high hydrothermal structure, different faunal assemblages, varying in visibly dominant species (mussels and shrimp), in mussel size and in density of mussel coverage, were sampled biologically and chemically. Temperature and sulphide (Sigma S) were measured on the different types of mussel-based assemblages and on a shrimp-dominated assemblage. Temperature was used as a proxy for calculating total concentrations of CH4. Based on the physico-chemical measurements, two microhabitats were identified, corresponding to (i) a more variable habitat featuring the greatest fluctuations in environmental variables... |
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Palavras-chave: Faunal assemblage; Hydrothermal vent; Microhabitat; Mid-Atlantic Ridge; Physico-chemical characterisation. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00035/14648/13996.pdf |
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| Bettencourt, Raul; Costa, Valentina; Laranjo, Mario; Rosa, Domitilia; Pires, Luis; Colaco, Ana; Sarradin, Pierre Marie; Lopes, Humberto; Sarrazin, Marie Josée; Santos, Ricardo Serrao. |
| Deep-sea hydrothermal vents are considered as some of the most adverse environments in the world, yet the animals dwelling around the vent sites exhibit high productivity and therefore must cope with unusual levels of heavy metals, pH, temperature, CO2 and sulfide, in addition to environmental microbes. In an attempt to understand the physiological reactions of animals normally set to endure extreme conditions we investigated molecular indicators of acclimation processes during which the mussel Bathymodiolus azoricus was maintained over long periods of time under without methane and/or sulfide supplementation, vent mussels seem to endure well aquarium conditions. The presence and induction of a Rel Homology Domain containing gene was investigated along... |
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Palavras-chave: Bathymodiolus azoricus; Innate immunity; Gene expression; IPOCAMP; Physiological adaptation; Hydrothermal vent. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00019/13042/10154.pdf |
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| Martins, Ines; Bettencourt, Raul; Colaco, Ana; Sarradin, Pierre-marie; Santos, Ricardo Serrao; Cosson, Richard. |
| The vent mussel Bathymodiolus azoricus, host thioautotrophic and methanotrophic bacteria, in their gills and complementary, is able to digest suspended organic matter. But the involvement of nutritional status in metal uptake and storage remains unclear. The influence of B. azoricus physiological condition on its response to the exposure of a mixture of metals in solution is addressed. Mussels from the Menez Gwen field were exposed to 50 mu g L-1 Cd, plus 25 mu g L-1 Cu and 100 mu g L-1 Zn for 24 days. Four conditions were tested: (i) mussels harboring both bacteria but not feed, (ii) harboring only methanotrophic bacteria, (iii) without bacteria but fed during exposure and (iv) without bacteria during starvation. Unexposed mussels under the same... |
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Palavras-chave: Vent mussel B. azoricus; Metal accumulation; Nutritional condition; Metallothioneins; Condition indices. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00026/13741/11328.pdf |
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