Biophysical and Population Genetic Models Predict the Presence of “Phantom” Stepping Stones Connecting Mid-Atlantic Ridge Vent Ecosystems

Keyphrases

• Mid-Atlantic Ridge 100%
• Distributed Ecosystems 33%
• Deep-sea Hydrothermal Vent 33%
• Genetic Method 33%
• Connectivity Pattern 33%
• Chance Events 33%
• Dispersal Patterns 33%
• Bathymodiolus 33%
• Larval Drift 33%
• Molecular Tools 33%
• High-resolution Ocean Model 33%

Immunology and Microbiology

• Mussel 100%
• Lineages 33%
• Genetic Marker 33%
• Genetic Variability 33%
• Population Structure 33%

Earth and Planetary Sciences

• Deep Sea Mining 50%
• Submarine Hydrothermal Vent 50%