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Map depicting the shallow-water hydrothermal vents sampled. A - Regional map of Italy (red square indicating the sampled locations). B - Map of the Gulf of Naples. Coloured points represent the different locations sampled in the present study, along the bathymetry depiction of the region. Grey points are known shallow-water hydrothermal vents from the literature (De Astis et al., 2004; Aiello et al., 2010; Kerrison et al., 2011; Calosi et al., 2013; Torrente and Milia, 2013; Passaro et al., 2014b; Somma et al., 2016; Donnarumma et al., 2019; Baldrighi et al., 2020; Bellec et al., 2020; Sacchi et al., 2020). -- biorxiv.org

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The Microbiology and Geochemistry of The Shallow-water Hydrothermal Vents of the Gulf of Naples, Italy

by Keith CowingOctober 11, 2025October 11, 2025

Shallow-water hydrothermal vents are dynamic ecosystems that occur below 200 m in tectonically active regions of the planet.