Counts of colonists collected from colonization plates at the East Pacific Rise (EPR) deep-sea vents (1998-2017)

Recovery date (months since January 2006 eruption), deployment habitat zone (H=Hot, W=Warm, C=Cool), sample ID, and recovery temperature (deg C) are presented for each sample. Species and morphogroups were matched to equal or lowest level taxon in the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS).

These data are published in Mullineaux et al (2012). For a complete list of measurements, refer to the full dataset description in the supplemental file 'Dataset_description.pdf'. The most current version of this dataset is available at: bco-dmo.org/dataset/733173 NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) OCE-1356738, NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) OCE-1829773