Influence of CH<sub>4</sub> and H<sub>2</sub>S availability on symbiont distribution, carbon assimilation and transfer in the dual symbiotic vent mussel <i>Bathymodiolus azoricus</i>
High densities of mussels of the genus <i>Bathymodiolus</i> are present at hydrothermal vents of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. It was previously proposed that the chemistry at vent sites would affect their sulphide- and methane-oxidizing endosymbionts' abundance. In this study, we confirm...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2008-12-01
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| Series: | Biogeosciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/5/1681/2008/bg-5-1681-2008.pdf |