Comparative study of vent and seep macrofaunal communities in the Guaymas Basin

Portail, M.; Olu, K.; Escobar-Briones, E.; Caprais, J. C.; Menot, L.; Waeles, M.; Cruaud, P.; Sarradin, P. M.; Godfroy, A.; Sarrazin, J.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-5455-2015

Articles | Volume 12, issue 18

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-5455-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-5455-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 12, issue 18

Research article

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21 Sep 2015

Research article |

| 21 Sep 2015

Comparative study of vent and seep macrofaunal communities in the Guaymas Basin

M. Portail, K. Olu, E. Escobar-Briones, J. C. Caprais, L. Menot, M. Waeles, P. Cruaud, P. M. Sarradin, A. Godfroy, and J. Sarrazin

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RC C2927: 'Referee comment', Lisa Levin, 18 Jun 2015
- RC C2986: 'Corrected version', Lisa Levin, 22 Jun 2015
  - AC C3669: 'Revision Ms. Ref. No.: bg-2015-151', Marie Portail, 17 Jul 2015
RC C2948: 'just quick comment', Anonymous Referee #2, 19 Jun 2015
RC C3226: 'review comments', Anonymous Referee #2, 30 Jun 2015
- AC C3680: 'Revision Ms. Ref. No.: bg-2015-151', Marie Portail, 17 Jul 2015

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ED: Publish as is (10 Aug 2015) by Hiroshi Kitazato

AR by Marie Portail on behalf of the Authors (20 Aug 2015)

Short summary

The absence of biogeographic barrier between seep and vent ecosystems in the Guaymas Basin offers the opportunity to assess the role of environmental conditions in the distribution of macrofaunal communities. Our results showed that community structure was primarily shaped by common abiotic factors. In addition, a high number of common species were shared, suggesting frequent connections between the two ecosystems. Overall, this study supports the hypothesis of a continuum among vents and seeps.