Fauna associated with Bathymodiolus azoricus mussel beds within hydrothermal fields of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

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Structure of assemblages associated with mussel aggregations of Bathymodiolus azoricus was investigated. Mussel beds were found on hydrothermal vent fields on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (Menez Gwen, Lucky Strike, and Rainbow) at depths 850-2400 m. The community structure of the mussel bed assemblages varied between studied areas. Large number of species was unique to mussel beds of the Menez Gwen field; the most observed taxa were not specialized hydrothermal species. All other nonunique species were found within the Lucky Strike region. The lowest mussel assemblage structure evenness was observed in the shallowest Menez Gwen area (850 m depth). We assume that two types of mussel assemblages (nematode-dominated and copepod-dominated) exist within the Lucky Strike field. The assemblages of B. azoricus differ significantly from assemblages of B. thermophilus inhabiting Pacific hydrothermal vents.

Supplement to: Galkin, Sergey V; Goroslavskaya, E I (2010): Bottom fauna associated with Bathymodiolus azoricus (Mytilidae) mussel beds in the hydrothermal fields of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Translated from Okeanologiya, 2010, 50(1), 56-65, Oceanologia, 50(1), 51-60

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DOI https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.769643
Related Identifier IsSupplementTo https://doi.org/10.1134/S0001437010010066
Metadata Access https://ws.pangaea.de/oai/provider?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=datacite4&identifier=oai:pangaea.de:doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.769643
Provenance
Creator Galkin, Sergey V; Goroslavskaya, E I
Publisher PANGAEA
Publication Year 2010
Rights Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
OpenAccess true
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Resource Type Supplementary Publication Series of Datasets; Collection
Format application/zip
Size 3 datasets
Discipline Earth System Research
Spatial Coverage (-33.903W, 36.229S, -31.520E, 37.840N); Lucky Strike Hydrothermal Field; Lucky Strike Hydrothermal Field, Eiffel Tower mound; Rainbow Hydrothermal Field; Menez Gwen hydrothermal field