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Animales de los respiraderos hidrotermales: distribución y biología

Science (New York, N.Y.)

|August 23, 1985

Resumen

Los respiraderos hidrotermales y los ecosistemas de filtración fría, alimentados por la quimiosíntesis, albergan diversas comunidades de invertebrados. Estos antiguos ecosistemas sobreviven a los ciclos de vida de los respiraderos a través de la rápida dispersión de las larvas y la colonización.

Área de la Ciencia:

Biología Marina Biología Marina.
Ecología de las profundidades marinas.
La quimiosíntesis es la quimiosíntesis.

Sus antecedentes:

Las fuentes hidrotermales y las filtraciones frías apoyan ecosistemas únicos basados en la producción microbiana quimiosintética.
Estas comunidades cuentan con grandes almejas, mejillones y gusanos vestimentiferos.
Las distribuciones de animales muestran similitudes entre los respiraderos de la cresta del océano Pacífico y las filtraciones frías del Golfo de México.

Objetivo del estudio:

Investigar la distribución y las estrategias de supervivencia de las comunidades de ventilación y filtración de aguas profundas.
Para resaltar los orígenes antiguos y la resiliencia ecológica de estos ecosistemas.

Principales métodos:

Análisis comparativo de las distribuciones de animales en diferentes ambientes de aguas profundas.
Evaluación ecológica de la estructura de la comunidad y la composición de especies.

Principales resultados:

Se observaron similitudes en la distribución de animales entre los respiraderos hidrotermales del Pacífico y las filtraciones frías del Golfo de México.
Las comunidades de ventilación incluyen al menos 16 familias de invertebrados previamente desconocidas.
Estas comunidades tienen al menos 200 millones de años.

Conclusiones:

Los respiraderos hidrotermales y los ecosistemas de filtración fría exhiben paralelismos ecológicos notables.
La supervivencia a largo plazo de estas comunidades, a pesar de la corta vida útil de los respiraderos, depende de la rápida dispersión y colonización de las larvas.
Estos hallazgos subrayan la naturaleza antigua y resistente de los ecosistemas quimiosintéticos.

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