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hydrothermal vent
marine biome
marine hydrothermal vent
ORCID:0000-0002-4366-3088
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2010-03-17T02:13:33Z
A marine hydrothermal vent is a marine benthic feature where heat generated due to tectonic activity, either at divergent plate boundaries or convergent ocean plates where back-arc spreading occurs, is released or 'vented' to the surface. The resultant high temperature water jets are laden with dissolved metals and minerals.
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