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Deep Sea Corals and Methane Seeps

Kevin Zelnio July 25, 2009 active gas seepage Best of Zelnio Carbon Coral Ecology energy source food chains Gulf of Mexico Lophelia methane Methane Seep Nitrogen Provanna seep Stable Isotope sulfur trophic level

This is a tale of cause and effect in the deep sea woven by threads of hypotheses held together by the loom of targeted sampling…

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Adaptations

From The Desk of Zelnio: Alviniconcha hessleri

Kevin Zelnio March 28, 2007 Alviniconcha Back-Arc Basin Bacteria Best of Zelnio Biofilm Chemoautotrophy Gastropoda Hemocyanin Hydrothermal Vent Mixotrophy Mollusca Proteobacteria Provanna Provannidae Snail Thermo-Chemico Tolerance

Alviniconcha hessleri (Mollusca: Mesogastropoda: Provannidae) When you think of hydrothermal vents, what comes to mind first? Is it the gushing black smoke out of a…

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