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  1. Even inactive #DeepSea 'smokers' are densely colonized by #microbial communities phys.org/news/2024-03-inactive

    Inactive #hydrothermal vent microbial communities are important contributors to deep #ocean primary productivity: Amanda Achberger et al. nature.com/articles/s41564-024

    "When the flow of mineral-rich fluids dries up, the #BlackSmokers become inactive. Larger organisms migrate away to the next vent, but the #microbes have ways to adapt to the new conditions."