Trophic diversity of chemosymbiont hosts in deep-sea hydrothermal vents using amino acid nitrogen isotopes

Chemosymbiotic species inhabiting deep-sea hydrothermal vents are known to rely on microbial symbionts for nutrition. However, the relative contributions of heterotrophic energy sources to their diets remain poorly understood. In this study, we investigate the trophic positions (TP) of symbiont-bear...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Marine Science
Main Authors:	Yeon Jee Suh, Se-Jong Ju, Min-Seob Kim, Hyuntae Choi, Kyung-Hoon Shin
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-12-01
Subjects:	food web trophic position compound-specific amino acid analysis δ15N chemosynthesis diet source
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1204992/full