Document of dataset 2970

Dataset record

Type: Dataset
title in English: HERMIONE integrated database on chemosynthetic ecosystems
Description in English: Chemosynthetic ecosystems including hot vents, cold seeps, mud volcanoes and sulphidic brine pools are highly fractured and diverse deep-water habitats shaped by dynamic, small- and large-scale geological processes, which vary substantially in time and space. The discovery of hydrothermal vents, cold seeps and gas hydrates in subsurface sediments and rocks showed that significant ecosystems on Earth are fuelled by reduced chemical substances (H₂S, H₂, Fe) and hydrocarbons (e.g. CH₄). These ecosystems show the highest biomasses and productivity of all those found in the deep sea. Only a tiny fraction of the microbiota at vents and seeps has been identified, and a huge diversity of more than 99% remains to be discovered. Larger animals inhabiting chemosynthetic ecosystems display intriguing symbiotic associations, physiological adaptations, life cycles, reproduction and dispersal strategies.
Abstract in English: HERMIONE will investigate the biodiversity and interconnectivity of chemosynthetic ecosystems, through the integration of different relevant datasets into one database.
Rights: Restricted

Temporal coverage

Temporal

Start date: 2003-01-01
End date: 2010-01-01

Geographical coverage

Spatial: ANE, Biscay Bay; ANE, Norwegian Sea; MED, Eastern Mediterranean; MED, Western Mediterranean

Thesaurus terms

Keyword: Bacteria; Data collection; Deep sea environments; Ecological distribution; Ecosystems; Macrobenthos; Meiobenthos; Submarine volcanoes

Themes

theme: Biology > Benthos; Biology > Ecology - biodiversity; Biology > Invertebrates

Ownerships

contributor: Leen Vandepitte
contributor: Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
contributor: Daphnis De Pooter
contributor: Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
contributor: Filip Waumans
contributor: Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
contactPoint: Leen Vandepitte
contactPoint: Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
contributor: Ann Vanreusel
contributor: Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie

Dataset references

related (partially included in): Bacteria of the Eastern Mediterranean (2006) and the Nordic Margin (2006-2009) collected during different cruises and processed by MPIMM
related (partially included in): Bacteria of the Eastern Mediterranean (2009) & Nordic Margin (2006 - 2010) collected during different cruises and processed by MPIMM
related (partially included in): Bacterial symbionts of macrofauna from the Eastern Mediterranean, the Gulf of Cadiz and the Håkon Mosby Mud Vulcano collected during different cruises between 2003 and 2008 and processed by UPMC and MPIMM
related (partially included in): Chemosynthetic macrofauna of the Gulf of Cadiz collected during various cruises between 2000 and 2008 and processed by Uaveiro
related (partially included in): Macrofauna of the Eastern Mediterranean collected during the Bionil Cruise 2006 and Medeco Cruise 2007 and processed by IFREMER
related (partially included in): Macrofauna of the Eastern Mediterranean collected during the Medeco Cruise 2007 and processed by IFREMER
related (partially included in): Macrofauna of the Eastern Mediterranean collected during the MSM13 Cruise 2009 and processed by IFREMER
related (partially included in): Macrofauna of the Gulf of Cadiz collected during 3 cruises between 2004 and 2006 and processed by Uaveiro
related (partially included in): Macrofauna of the Nordic Margin collected during the Vicking Cruise 2006 and ARK XXII Cruise 2007 and processed by IFREMER
related (partially included in): Meiofauna of the Eastern Mediterranean collected during the Medeco 2007 Cruise and processed by Ugent
related (partially included in): Meiofauna of the Eastern Mediterranean collected during the Medeco Cruise 2007 and processed by HCMR
related (partially included in): Meiofauna of the Eastern Mediterranean collected during the MSM13 Cruise 2009 and processed by Ugent
related (partially included in): Meiofauna of the Håkon Mosby Mud Vulcano collected during the Arktis XIX/3b Cruise 2003 and processed by Ugent
related (partially included in): Meiofauna of the mud volcanoes in the Central Mediterranean collected during various cruises in 2005 & 2007 and processed by UNIVPM
related (partially included in): Meiofauna of the pockmarks in the Western Mediterranean collected during various cruises in 2005 & 2007 and processed by UNIVPM
related (partially included in): Nematoda of the Nordic Margin collected during the Vicking Cruise 2006 and processed by Ugent
related (partially included in): Nematode and pore-water geochemistry data from the Darwin MV collected during the JC10 Cruise 2007 and processed by Ugent

Projects

was generated by: HERMIONE - Hotspot Ecosystem Research and Man's Impact On European Seas

Document metadata

date created: 2012-03-01
date modified: 2013-06-10