FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Monitoring ecological dynamics on complex hydrothermal structures: A novel photogrammetry approach reveals fine‐scale variability of vent assemblages BT AF Van Audenhaege, Loic Sarrazin, Jozee Legendre, Pierre Perrois, Garance Cannat, Mathilde Arnaubec, Aurelien Matabos, Marjolaine AS 1:1,2;2:1;3:3;4:1,4;5:5;6:6;7:1; FF 1:PDG-REM-BEEP-LEP;2:PDG-REM-BEEP-LEP;3:;4:PDG-REM-BEEP-LEP;5:;6:PDG-DFO-SM-PRAO;7:PDG-REM-BEEP-LEP; C1 Univ Brest, CNRS, Ifremer, UMR 6197 BEEP Plouzané, France Ocean Biogeosciences, National Oceanography Centre, European Way Southampton, UK Département de Sciences Biologiques Université de Montréal Montréal Québec, Canada Tropical & Subtropical Research Center Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology Jeju ,Republic of Korea Université Paris Cité, UMR 7154, CNRS et Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris ,France Ifremer, Ctr Méditerranée, Unité Systèmes Marins, France C2 IFREMER, FRANCE NOC, UK UNIV MONTREAL, CANADA KIOST, SOUTH KOREA UNIV PARIS CITE, FRANCE IFREMER, FRANCE SI BREST TOULON SE PDG-REM-BEEP-LEP PDG-DFO-SM-PRAO UM BEEP-LM2E IN WOS Ifremer UMR copubli-france copubli-europe copubli-univ-france copubli-int-hors-europe IF 4.5 TC 0 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00869/98127/107417.pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00869/98127/107418.zip https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00869/98127/107419.docx LA English DT Article CR MOMARSAT : MONITORING THE MID ATLANTIC RIDGE MOMARSAT2015 MOMARSAT2018 MOMARSAT2020 BO Pourquoi pas ? L'Atalante AB We set out to characterize the fine‐scale processes acting on interannual dynamics of deep‐sea vent fauna by using a novel approach involving a 5‐yr time series of 3D photogrammetry models acquired at the Eiffel Tower sulfide edifice (Lucky Strike vent field, Mid‐Atlantic Ridge). Consistently, with the overall stability of the vent edifice, total mussel cover did not undergo drastic changes, suggesting that they have been at a climax stage for at least 25 yr based on previous data. Successional patterns showed consistency over time, illustrating the dynamic equilibrium of the ecological system. In contrast, microbial mats significantly declined, possibly due to magmatic events. The remaining environmental variability consisted of decimeter‐scale displacement of vent outflows, resulting from their opening or closure or from the progressive accretion of sulfide material. As a result, vent mussels showed submeter variability in the immediate vicinity of vent exits, possibly by repositioning in response to that fine‐scale regime of change. As former studies were not able to quantify processes at submeter scales in complex settings, this pioneering work demonstrates the potential of 3D photogrammetry models for conducting long‐term monitoring in the deep sea. We observed that the ability of mussels to displace may enable them to cope with changing local conditions in a stable system. However, the long‐term stability of mussel assemblages questions their capacity to withstand large‐scale disturbances and may imply a low resilience of these “climax” communities. This suggests that they may be particularly vulnerable to the negative effects of mining activities in hydrothermal ecosystems. PY 2024 PD FEB SO Limnology And Oceanography SN 0024-3590 PU Wiley VL 69 IS 2 UT 001136582200001 BP 325 EP 338 DI 10.1002/lno.12486 ID 98127 ER EF