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Spring-loaded corridor connects oceans

A surprising string of seafloor hot springs in the Indian Ocean may be the stepping stones for animals moving from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic.

 

References:

German, C.R., E.T., Baker, et al. 1998. Hydrothermal activity along the southwest Indian ridge. Nature 395(Oct. 1):490.

Van Dover, C.L. 1998. Vents at higher frequency. Nature 395(Oct. 1):437.

 

Further Readings:

Tunnicliffe, V., and C.M.R. Fowler. 1996. Influence of sea-floor spreading on the global hydrothermal vent fauna. Science 379(Feb. 8):531.

 

Sources:

Edward T. Baker
Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
7600 Sand Point Way, N.E.
Seattle, WA 98115-0070

Christopher R. German
Southampton Oceanography Centre
Empress Dock
Southampton SO14 3ZH
United Kingdom

From Science News, Vol. 154, No. 17, October 24, 1998, p. 271.
Copyright Ó 1998 by Science Service.

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