Mineralization of Alvinella polychaete tubes at hydrothermal vents
Alvinellid polychaete worms form multilayered organic tubes in the hottest and most rapidly growing areas of deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimneys. Over short periods of time, these tubes can become entirely mineralized within this environment. Documenting the nature of this process in terms of the st...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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BlackWell Publishing Ltd
2015
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4359681/ |