Larval Dispersal and Habitat Connectivity of Hydrothermal Vent Communities along the East Pacific Rise (5–15°N)

Guangyu Xu1, Lauren S Mullineaux2, Dennis Joseph McGillicuddy Jr3, Xinfeng Liang, PhD4 and Qiaoyu He4, (1)Applied Physics Laboratory University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States, (2)WHOI, Woods Hole, MA, United States, (3)Woods Hole Oeanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States, (4)University of Delaware, School of Marine Science and Policy, Newark, United States