Growth of Bivalves at Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents Along the Galápagos Rift
- 20 November 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 214 (4523) , 911-913
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.214.4523.911
Abstract
Direct measurements of shell growth of an unclassified mussel from active hydrothermal vents along the Galápagos Rift reveal growth rates of approxmately 1 centimeter per year for mature specimens. The largest mussel collected (with shell length of 18.4 centimeters) was estimated to be 19 ± 7 years old at the time of sampling. Recorded growth rates are among the highest documented for deep-sea species.This publication has 17 references indexed in Scilit:
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