Biologic and geologic characteristics of cold seeps in Monterey Bay, California

Authors :: Barry, James P.
Greene, H. Gary
Orange, Daniel L.
Baxter, Charles H.
Robison, Bruce H.
Kochevar, Randall E.
Nybakken, James W.
Reed, Donald L.
McHugh, Cecilia M.
Source :: Deep-Sea Research. Part I, Oceanographic Research Papers. Nov-Dec, 1996, Vol. 43 Issue 11-12, p1739, 24 p.
Publication Year :: 1996
Abstract: The chemoautotrophic bacteria and vesicomyid clams are the major fauna of the three cold seeps in Monterey Bay, California. The Mt Crushmore cold seep site is located in the vertically faulted and fractured region of the Purisima Formation, along the walls of Monterey Canyon. The Clam Field cold seep site is found near outcrops in the hydrocarbon-bearing Monterey Formation. The Clamp Flat site is located on the continental slope near 1,000 meter depth. Crabs, worms, clams, snails, limpets and several species of regional benthic fauna are also found at these seeps.