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Fumerole plume

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-011859

A plume of hot gases venting from the sea bottom associated with volcanic or tectonic activity from cracks in the Earth’s crust; often a site of significant chemoautotrophic activity.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-011859
FieldEnvironment
SubjectNatural environments
ReferencesFederal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Fumerole plume",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Fumerole Plume",
  "definition": "A plume of hot gases venting from the sea bottom associated with volcanic or tectonic activity from cracks in the Earth’s crust; often a site of significant chemoautotrophic activity.",
  "subject": "Natural environments",
  "references": [
    "Federal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/fumerole-plume/"
}

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