Trace Metal Biogeochemistry and Ecology of Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vent Systems - Demina, Liudmila L.; Galkin, Sergey V.; SpringerLink (Online service) (Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016)
Introduction -- The export of iron and other trace metals from hydrothermal vents and the impact on their marine biogeochemical cycle -- Geologic- geochemical and ecological characteristics of selected hydrothermal vent areas -- Trace metals in water of deep-sea hydrothermal biotopes -- Structure of hydrothermal vent communities -- Sources and forms of trace metals taken up by hydrothermal vent mussels, possible adaptation and mediation strategies -- Factors controlling the trace metal distribution in hydrothermal vent organisms -- The deep biosphere of the subseafloor igneous crust -- Manned submersibles Mir and the worldwide research of hydrothermal vents -- Conclusions.
Keywords: Environmental chemistry; Geochemistry; Analytical chemistry; Geobiology; Aquatic ecology .; Environmental Chemistry; Geochemistry; Analytical Chemistry; Biogeosciences; Freshwater & Marine Ecology