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Hydrothermal Vent

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-013713

Structures on the seafloor through which materials related to volcanic activity are extruded. These often form tall, chimney-like structures and can support diverse chemosynthetic biota and associated communities.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-013713
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesFederal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-013713",
  "term": "Hydrothermal Vent",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Structures on the seafloor through which materials related to volcanic activity are extruded. These often form tall, chimney-like structures and can support diverse chemosynthetic biota and associated communities.",
  "references": [
    "Federal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/hydrothermal-vent/"
}

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