| Macro-ecology of Gulf of Mexico cold seeps. | |
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PMID: 21141033 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Shortly after the discovery of chemosynthetic ecosystems at deep-sea hydrothermal vents, similar ecosystems were found at cold seeps in the Gulf of Mexico. Over the past two decades, these sites have become model systems for understanding the physiology of the symbiont-containing megafauna and the ecology of seep communities worldwide. Symbiont-containing bi-valves and siboglinid polychaetes dominate the communities, including five bathymodiolin mussel species and six vestimentiferan (siboglinid polychaete) species in the Gulf of Mexico. The mussels include the first described examples of methanotrophic symbiosis and dual methanotrophic/thiotrophic symbiosis. Studies with the vestimentiferans have demonstrated their potential for extreme longevity and their ability to use posterior structures for subsurface exchange of dissolved metabolites. Ecological investigations have demonstrated that the vestimentiferans function as ecosystem engineers and identified a community succession sequence from a specialized high-biomass endemic community to a low-biomass community of background fauna over the life of a hydrocarbon seep site. |
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Authors:
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Erik E Cordes; Derk C Bergquist; Charles R Fisher |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Annual review of marine science Volume: 1 ISSN: 1941-1405 ISO Abbreviation: Ann Rev Mar Sci Publication Date: 2009 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-12-10 Completed Date: 2011-01-04 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101536246 Medline TA: Ann Rev Mar Sci Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 143-68 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Biology Department, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, USA. ecordes@temple.edu |
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Animals Cold Temperature* Ecology Ecosystem* Invertebrates / metabolism, physiology* Mexico Oceans and Seas Symbiosis |
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