Sub-regions of hydrothermal vents in the Northwest Pacific (IMAGE)

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University

Sub-regions of hydrothermal vents in the Northwest Pacific

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The Northwest Pacific has three sub-regions of hydrothermal vents, the Okinawa Trough, the Izu-Bonin Arc and the Mariana Trough. Red lines linking vent sites indicate a high number of species in common, while yellow lines represent low species similarity.

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Retrieved from https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ece3.9612 by Ecology and Evolution

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