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| Sarrazin, Jozee; Walter, Cecile; Sarradin, Pierre-marie; Brind'Amour, Anik; Desbruyeres, Daniel; Briand, Patrick; Fabri, Marie-claire; Van Gaever, S; Vanreusel, A; Bachraty, Charleyne; Thiebaut, E. |
| The composition, biomass and diversity of the fauna in a Bathymodiolus thermophilus mussel assemblage colonizing diffuse flow areas on the SEPR is described and compared with biological characteristics of other hydrothermal assemblages. The spatio-temporal dynamics of temperatures over fine scales within the mussel habitat are characterized using newly-developed statistical approaches. Temperature data obtained from two adjacent habitats (a cirriped assemblage and a bare substratum) are compared. The results of the temperature data show that the mean temperature and the temperature variations were significantly higher in the mussel assemblage (mean temperature: 4.12 +/- 1.85 degrees C) in comparison with 2.40 +/- 0.14 degrees C in the cirriped assemblage... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: East Pacific Rise; Temperature dynamics; Biomass; Diversity; Bathymodiolus thermophilus; Mussel assemblage; Hydrothermal vents. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2006/publication-3570.pdf |
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