Limpet Shells Reveal How Deep-Sea Vent Creatures Cross Vast Ocean Distances
Hydrothermal vents on the bottom of the ocean host a broad range of rare and unusual ecosystems. They can be spread very far apart, and yet there will often be overlap in the creatures which inhabit…
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