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We could look at hydrothermal vents to see the effect of heat source underwater.
by faleidel 8y ago
We could look at hydrothermal vents to see the effect of heat source underwater.
- wlesieutre 8y agoThe heat from hydrothermal vents on its own wouldn't support ecosystems in deep water, they also feed out various useful chemicals and nutrients. The base of these foodchains is creatures that can build biological carbon stuff using chemical energy from that instead of using light, called "chemosynthesis". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemosynthesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemosynthesis