As they are now, they would die, as any animal on the land, for example. They need the oxygen. And the oxygen does not come from those vents, but from the green plants in the sea and on the land. Some anaerobic bacteria would of course survive, but not those multicellular fish, crabs and so on, near those vents. They are Sun dependant, after all.
It is just untrue, they aren’t. Even if it usually assumed they are. Wrong. Bias.
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.
As they are now, they would die, as any animal on the land, for example. They need the oxygen. And the oxygen does not come from those vents, but from the green plants in the sea and on the land. Some anaerobic bacteria would of course survive, but not those multicellular fish, crabs and so on, near those vents. They are Sun dependant, after all.
It is just untrue, they aren’t. Even if it usually assumed they are. Wrong. Bias.
Is that a surprise for you?
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.