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A cold seep (sometimes called a cold vent) is an area of the ocean floor where seepage of fluids rich in hydrogen sulfide, methane, and other hydrocarbons occurs, often in the form of a brine pool. Cold does not mean that the temperature of the seepage is lower than that of the surrounding sea water; on the contrary, its temperature is often slightly…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| tube worms | instance of | The symbiotic bacteria have been found in organisms | 0.80 | text |
| clams living at cold seeps | instance of | The symbiotic bacteria have been found in organisms | 0.80 | text |
| the presence of reduced chemical compounds | instance of | Both systems share common characteristics | 0.80 | text |
| corals | instance of | including a variety of sessile cnidarians | 0.80 | text |
| sea anemones | instance of | including a variety of sessile cnidarians | 0.80 | text |
| barite are present.The widespread nature of Gulf of Mexico chemosynthetic communities was first documented during contracted investigations by the Geological | instance of | generally authigenic carbonates but sometimes more exotic minerals | 0.80 | text |
| Environmental Research Group | instance of | generally authigenic carbonates but sometimes more exotic minerals | 0.80 | text |
| the Bush Hill site | instance of | Recorded bottom-water temperature excursions of several degrees in some areas | 0.80 | text |
| Bush Hill | instance of | Within complex communities | 0.80 | text |
| petroleum seems less important than previously thought | instance of | Within complex communities | 0.80 | text |
| tubeworms occurs | instance of | but conflicting evidence remains as to what degree outright predation on some specific community components | 0.80 | text |
| galatheid crabs | instance of | seep-associated consumers | 0.80 | text |
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