deep-sea vents
Ocean floor geysers
Deep-sea vents are openings in the ocean floor where geothermally heated water erupts into the surrounding cold water.
Found along mid-ocean ridges and volcanic zones, they support unique ecosystems of organisms that thrive on chemical energy rather than sunlight.
Researchers discovered new species clustered around the deep-sea vents.
Also called hydrothermal vents.
- black smokersSeafloor structures emitting superheated water
- extremophilesOrganisms surviving extreme conditions
- hydrothermal ventsSubmarine volcanic water jets
- thermal ventsSeafloor openings releasing heated water
- chemosynthesisEnergy from chemical reactions
tube worms · archaea · hydrogen sulfide · giant clams · Alvin · tectonic plates · volcanic activity · magma chambers · symbiotic relationships · life forms · food chain · seafloor · underwater volcanoes · ocean floor · chimneys · extreme heat · geothermal · mineral deposits
- oceanwaves, Atlantic, sea, Pacific, tide
- oceansAtlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Southern Ocean
- ocean lifeocean, sea, sea creatures, shark, sea life
- North PacificBering Sea, Aleutian Islands, Hokkaido, Kamchatka, Gulf of Alaska
deep-sea ventssurface waters
Water exposed to air
tidal pools · hot springs · geysers · intertidal zone · sea surface
deep-sea ventscoral reefs
Calcium carbonate marine structures