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| De Busserolles, F.; Sarrazin, Jozee; Gauthier, Olivier; Gelinas, Y.; Fabri, Marie-claire; Sarradin, Pierre-marie; Desbruyeres, Daniel. |
| Trophic relationships in Bathymodiolus azoricus mussel bed communities on the Tour Eiffel hydrothermal edifice (Lucky Strike) were assessed using delta C-13 and delta N-15 signatures from 14 hydrothermal species. The nutritional basis of B. azoricus was also investigated with delta S-34. Faunal samples and environmental data (temperature, pH, total dissolved sulfide, iron and copper concentrations) were collected from 12 different locations on the edifice. Chemical conditions varied between microhabitats, and were all correlated to temperature. Carbon and nitrogen isotopic results revealed the presence of two, apparently independent, trophic groups. The first was composed of symbiont-bearing fauna (B. azoricus and their associated polychaetes... |
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Palavras-chave: Lucky Strike (37 degrees 17.29 ' N 32 degrees 16.45 ' W); Mid Atlantic Ridge; Food webs; Hydrothermal springs; Environmental conditions; Stable isotopes. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2009/publication-7312.pdf |
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