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Minerals Report - International Seabed Authority

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Figure 3 Major components of a generic vent ecosystem on the northern East Pacific Rise (EPR). See<br />

text for explanation.<br />

More vent species are known from sites on the northern EPR than<br />

from any other spreading ridge on the planet. This may in part be due to the<br />

longer history of research in the area, but there are legitimate theoretical<br />

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