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Away Team Update: Exploring Hydrothermal Vents In The Gulf Of California

When Samantha Joye and her fellow researchers once again set sail into the Gulf of California, they weren’t sure what to expect.

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Microbial Eukaryotic Predation Pressure And Biomass At Deep-sea hydrothermal Vents: Implications For Deep-sea Carbon Cycling

Deep-sea hydrothermal vent geochemistry shapes the foundation of the microbial food web by fueling chemolithoautotrophic microbial activity. Microbial eukaryotes (or protists) play a critical role in hydrothermal vent food webs […]

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