Hydrothermal vent mussel habitat chemistry, pre- and post-eruption at 9[degrees]50' north on the East Pacific Rise.(Report) From: Journal of Shellfish Research | Date: March 1, 2008| Author: Nees, Heather A.; Moore, Tommy S.; Mullaugh, Katherine M.; Holyoke, Rebecca R.; Janzen, Christopher P.; Ma, Shufen; Metzger, Edouard; Waite, Tim J.; Yucel, Mustafa; Lutz, Richard A.; Shank, Timothy M.; Vetriani, Costantino; Nuzzio, Donald B.; Luther, George W., III | COPYRIGHT 2008 National Shellfisheries Association, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

ABSTRACT Between October 2005 and March 2006, a seafloor volcanic eruption occurred at 9[degrees]50'N East Pacific Rise (EPR), establishing a "time zero" for characterizing newly-formed hydrothermal vent habitats and comparing them to pre-emption habitats. Before the eruption, mussels (Bathymodiolus thermophilus) formed large aggregates between 9[degrees]49.6' and 9[degrees]50.3'N. After the eruption, the few mussels remaining were in sparsely-distributed individuals and clumps, se...