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

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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)

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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  • Ira Leifer & Alan Judd & John Hildebrand, 2017. "Life Aquatic Chemosynthetic in the Photic Zone -Up the Food Chain," Oceanography & Fisheries Open Access Journal, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 4(3), pages 70-73, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:jofoaj:v:4:y:2017:i:3:p:70-73
    DOI: 10.19080/OFOAJ.2017.04.555636
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