Life Aquatic Chemosynthetic in the Photic Zone -Up the Food Chain

Ira Leifer, Alan Judd and John Hildebrand
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Ira Leifer: Bubbleology Research International, USA
Alan Judd: High Mickley,Northumberland, UK
John Hildebrand: Scripps Institute of Oceanography, University of California, USA

Oceanography & Fisheries Open Access Journal, 2017, vol. 4, issue 3, 70-73

Abstract: Life on Earth has proven highly adaptable, thriving across the most extreme environments, from the highest peaks to the deepest seas, where chemosynthetic microbes (chemoautotrophs) derive energy from inorganic chemical oxidation. In turn, chemoautotrophs are consumed by other organisms and/or have symbiotic associations with other organisms, allowing chemosynthetic energy to percolate up the food chain [1]. For deepwater seeps, this energy is known to ultimately support top predators - fish [2,3]. Here, we argue that chemosynthetic energy also plays a role in photic zone ecosystems, including potentially, an important role in fisheries.

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Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.19080/OFOAJ.2017.04.555636

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