Sentences with phrase «deep cold seep»

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Deep - sea organisms including mussels thrive in the extreme environments of hydrothermal vents and cold seeps which are characterised by high hydrostatic pressure, lack of photosynthesis - derived food, variable temperatures and high concentrations of toxic substances.

Modern - day provannid snails inhabit ephemeral and remote deep - sea environments — cold methane seeps; hydrothermal vents that spew superheated, chemical - rich water; and whale carcasses — and their prehistoric forebears probably did the same.

Methane Cold Seeps Methane cold seeps are similar to the more famous black smokers in that they form isolated ecosystems as oasis in the deep ocean, but are lower temperatures and form away from mid-ocean ridCold Seeps Methane cold seeps are similar to the more famous black smokers in that they form isolated ecosystems as oasis in the deep ocean, but are lower temperatures and form away from mid-ocean riSeeps Methane cold seeps are similar to the more famous black smokers in that they form isolated ecosystems as oasis in the deep ocean, but are lower temperatures and form away from mid-ocean ridcold seeps are similar to the more famous black smokers in that they form isolated ecosystems as oasis in the deep ocean, but are lower temperatures and form away from mid-ocean riseeps are similar to the more famous black smokers in that they form isolated ecosystems as oasis in the deep ocean, but are lower temperatures and form away from mid-ocean ridges.

The key deep - sea habitats are the abyssal plains, hydrothermal vents and cold seeps, cold - water corals, seamounts (underwater mountains) and the deep - water column.