Giant sponge grounds of Central Arctic seamounts are associated with extinct seep life
This study reports the discovery of dense sponge gardens across the peaks of permanently ice-covered, extinct volcanic seamounts of the Langseth Ridge and on the remnants of a now extinct seep ecosystem. Using approaches to sample and infer food and energy sources to this ice-covered community, the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-02-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28129-7 |