The Vent and Seep Biota: Aspects from Microbes to Ecosystems

Book Overview

1. Introduction: Chemosythetically-driven ecosystems in the deep sea Steffen Kiel and Paul A. Tyler 2. Genetics and evolution of deep-sea chemosynthetic bacteria and their invertebrate hosts Robert C. Vrijenhoek 3. Microbial habitats associated with deep-sea hydrothermal vent invertebrates: insights from microanalysis and geochemical modeling Nadine Le Bris and Fran?oise Gaill 4. Microbial chemofossils in specific marine hydrothermal and methane cold...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9400733399
• ISBN13: 9789400733398
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 490 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.1"