Pacific Ring of Fire Expedition. Chemosynthetic microbial mats cover red algae and coral (which are photosynthetic). Hydrothermal vent and coral reef communities are overlapping here at 190 meters, something none of the scientists on the Submarine Ring of Fire Expedition have witnessed before.
Photo Category: Ocean exploration
Photo Location: Mariana Arc region, Western Pacific Ocean
Photo Date: 2004 April
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