Links

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Research and Reference Links
for Hydrothermal Vents

http://www.ocean.udel.edu/cms/ccary/index.html (Dr. S. Craig Cary)

http://www.ocean.udel.edu/deepsea/level-2/creature/worm.html The Pompeii worm (Alvinella pompejana)

The Pompeii worm's family name Alvinellidae and genus name Alvinella both derive from DSV Alvin, the three-person submersible vehicle used during the ... www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompeii_worm (Encyclopedia version)

http://www.exploratorium.edu/aaas-2001/dispatches/thermal_worm.html (Dispatch explains worm's construction)

http://www.ocean.udel.edu/deepsea/level-2/geology/vents.html ( White vents University of Delaware)

http://www.oceansonline.com/library.htm (Dr C's Library)

http://www.oceansonline.com/hydrothe.htm (Picture of Black Smoker Vents)

http://www.wsu.edu/~rlee/biol103/lect01/sld026.htm (Drawing of Pompeii Worm)

http://www.columbia.edu/%7Erwb2103/vent/ventcommunitstructure.html
(Examples of the vent fauna: Pacific fauna)

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/abyss/ (NOVA PROGRAM about vents)

http://www.columbia.edu/%7Erwb2103/vent/Ventdistribution.html (National Geographic vent picture)
Alvinella pompejana, a tubeless worm from a hydrothermal vent in the Pacific. (from Gage and Tyler1990).

http://www.fathom.com/feature/122185/ From the Natural History Museum UK. (HISTORY of Vent Worms)

http://www.ocean.udel.edu/deepsea/level-2/geology/ridge.html (GIF of Mid Ocean Ridges)

http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/gallery/gallery.html (NOAA GALLERY)

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/earth/oceans/fathomseminar-deepocean/session6/no-oceans-fathomseminar-deepocean-session6.html (Natural History Museum pic. of clam )

http://www.ocean.udel.edu/kiosk/bsmoker.html (GIF animation)
The deep-submergence vehicle Alvin during trips to the Axial Summit Caldera, west of Mexico and south of Baja, Calif. (9° north and 105° west of the equator).

http://www.divediscover.whoi.edu/expedition6/index.html As part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ocean Exploration Program (Galapagos Spreading Plate picture)

http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/05galapagos/logs/dec14/dec14.html (DEC. 2005 Galapagos Dive)

http://www.divediscover.whoi.edu/vents/index.html (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) http://www.whoi.edu

http://www.enn.com/eco_PF.html?id=478 March 04, 2005 - By Randolph E. Schmid, Associated Press (WHITE VENTS) Source: Associated Press

http://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/viewArticle.do?id=2440 Margaret Kingston Tivey megtivey-bio.html, Associate Scientist, Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (Cut-a-way Pic.of Vent) (Vent Structure, Magma to Ocean Floor Pic.) http://www.whoi.edu/hpb/Site.do?id=1332 (Meg's Site)

http://www.amnhonline.org/expeditions/blacksmokers/ (American Museum of Natural History: Black Smokers)

http://octopus.gma.org/onlocation/alvin/gallery.html (On Location: Hydrothermal Vents Research Photo Gallery)

http://www.resa.net/nasa/ocean_hydrothermal.htm (Voyages of the deep sea vehicle "Alvin" five year mission)

http://www.thegreatkaroo.com/
(The Karoo's evolutionary scenario, habitat experienced cataclysmic volcanic eruptions)

http://www.usssp-iodp.org/default.html U.S. Science Support Program associated with the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program. http://www.joiscience.org/ Integrated Ocean Drilling Program http://www.iodp.org

http://www.usssp-iodp.org/Science_Support/ODP_Postcruise_Support/pcf_151-160.html (Support)

http://www.nsf.gov/news/speeches/colwell/rc03_dallas/tsld020.htm nsf.gov/news (Funding)

http://www.seagrant.noaa.gov/ (NOAA National Sea Grants)

http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/vents/geology/video_other.html (videos)

http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/02fire/logs/magicmountain/welcome.html (Virtual Tours)

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7079981/ (MSNBC)

http://lizasreef.com/HOPE%20FOR%20THE%20OCEANS/Hope%20For%20The%20Oceans%20Images/gulf-of-mexico-map.gif

http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/diamonds/world.html (Diamonds)

http://www.yucatantoday.com/transportation/eng-yucatan-express.htm (Yucatan Info.)

http://www.hri.tamucc.edu/facts.html (Color Space Pic)

http://goldnrocks.net/goldore2 (Pic. of Gold in Vent)

http://www.first-quantum.com/s/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=137544&_Type=News-Releases&_Title=First-Quantum-Reports-Operational-And-Financial-Results-For-Three-Months-En... (Copper, Gold, Zinc Prices)