Species distribution and habitat data from the Lau Back-arc Basin acquired during Melville expedition MGLN07MV (2006)

This data set brings together data acquired with a Digital Camera, ISEA Chemistry Probe, and Temperature Probe during Melville expedition MGLN07MV conducted in 2006 (Chief Scientist: Dr. Charles Fisher; Investigator(s): Elizabeth Podowski, Dr. Charles Fisher, and Dr. George Luther). These data files are of Shapefile format and include Electrochemistry, Species Distribution, and Temperature data. Data were acquired as part of the project(s): Collaborative Research: Site evaluations and background studies of interactions among fluid chemistry, physiology, and community ecology for Ridge 2000 Lau Basin Integrated Studies and Bacterial population structure: evaluating gene flow in the symbionts of deep-sea mussels, and funding was provided by NSF grant(s): OCE02-40896, OCE02-40982, OCE02-40985, OCE02-41250, and OCE04-53901. This data was cited by Podowski et al., 2010.