Trace Metal Biogeochemistry and Ecology of Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vent Systems /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Demina, Liudmila L. (Editor), Galkin, Sergey V. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Series:The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, 50
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 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.