If you admit that, then the quote as it stands is misleading or false:
The only element from above that these microbes require for their artistry is oxygen, which is abundant in seawater and was originally produced, of course, by plants. So when it comes right down to it, even these life forms ultimately rely on sunlight.
These specific microbes may require oxygen, yes, but there are anaerobic microbes waiting in their stead.
Anaerobic microbes are here and there, not only near the vents. The entire ecology around the vent is NOT Sun independent. What has been always suggested to us.
Fish, worms, crabs—everything multicellular needs green plant produced oxygen. That is the whole point of the quote.
If you admit that, then the quote as it stands is misleading or false:
These specific microbes may require oxygen, yes, but there are anaerobic microbes waiting in their stead.
Anaerobic microbes are here and there, not only near the vents. The entire ecology around the vent is NOT Sun independent. What has been always suggested to us.
Fish, worms, crabs—everything multicellular needs green plant produced oxygen. That is the whole point of the quote.