The abundance of meiofauna increased closer to the vents, nematodes being dominant. The "Calypso" area and the volcanic depression near Whale Island are characterised by intensive methane seepage: here we found the pogonophore Siboglinum sp., in the volcanic depression at a silt temperature of 65°C. The abundance and diversity of bottom ...
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