How do ancient hydrothermal vent deposits provide evidence of past ocean conditions?

Aug 3, 2014 ... Abstract ... The associated fauna also changes as communities progress through the successional stages, and eventually non-vent—endemic deep-sea ... Jan 3, 2012 ... We describe the fauna associated with high-temperature hydrothermal vents on the East Scotia Ridge, Southern Ocean, to our knowledge the first to be discovered ... Feb 11, 2010 ... CORVALLIS, Ore. - A leading oceanographer who has discovered numerous hydrothermal vents off the coasts of Oregon and Washington will give ... Sep 23, 2021 ... We demonstrate a highly heterogeneous reef where it is difficult to separate effects of reduced pH from spatial variation in reef communities. May 14, 2009 ... fects of ocean acidification at coastal CO2 vent sites. We have begun with comparisons of community structure and the condition of ... ... ocean ridge hydrothermal vent fluids that remain constant, regardless of chlorinity. Moreover, the narrow range of end member fluid δ44Ca, −0.98 to −1.13 ... Hot springs on the ocean floor are called hydrothermal vents. The heat source for these springs is the magma (molten rock) beneath submarine volcanoes. Scientists remain uncertain about numerous aspects of hydrothermal vent (HV) ecology, including the reproductive biology of their biota, as well as their ... Within the endemic invertebrate faunas of hydrothermal vents, five biogeographic provinces are recognized. Invertebrates at two Indian Ocean vent fields ... Jan 3, 2012 ... The discovery of new deep-sea hydrothermal vent communities in the Southern Ocean and implications for biogeography.