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Title: | The submarine volcano eruption at the island of El Hierro: Physical-chemical perturbation and biological response | Authors: | Fraile Nuez, Eugenio González-Dávila, M. Santana-Casiano, J. M. Arístegui, J. Alonso-González, Iván J. Hernández-León, S. Blanco, María José Rodríguez-Santana, A. Hernández-Guerra, A. Gelado-Caballero, M. D. Eugenio González, Francisco Marcello, J. Armas, Demetrio de Domínguez-Yanes, J.F. Montero, M. F. Laetsch, D.R. Vélez Belchí, Pedro González Ramos, Antonio Juan Ariza, Alejandro V. Comas-Rodríguez, Isis Benítez Barrios, V. |
UNESCO Clasification: | 250621 Vulcanología 2503 Geoquímica 251002 Oceanografía química |
Keywords: | Oceanography Adaptation Climate change Biodiversity |
Issue Date: | 2012 | Project: | Changes In Carbon Uptake And Emissions By Oceans In A Changing Climate (Carbochange). | Journal: | Scientific Reports | Abstract: | On October 10 2011 an underwater eruption gave rise to a novel shallow submarine volcano south of the island of El Hierro, Canary Islands, Spain. During the eruption large quantities of mantle-derived gases, solutes and heat were released into the surrounding waters. In order to monitor the impact of the eruption on the marine ecosystem, periodic multidisciplinary cruises were carried out. Here, we present an initial report of the extreme physical-chemical perturbations caused by this event, comprising thermal changes, water acidification, deoxygenation and metal-enrichment, which resulted in significant alterations to the activity and composition of local plankton communities. | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10553/21858 | ISSN: | 2045-2322 | DOI: | 10.1038/srep00486 | Source: | Scientific Reports [ISSN 2045-2322], v. 2 (486), (Julio 2012) | Rights: | by-nc-nd |
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