Modeling of chemosynthetic community around hydrothermal vent system

High primary biomass production and dense population are found around hydrothermal vent system. High fluxes, especially hydrogen sulfide, from hot water support this chemosynthetic community. Nowadays, some mining programs of seafloor massive sulfide ore body nearby the vent system are under progress. In order to estimate the environmental impacts under the mining operation, first of all, we need to understand the chemosynthetic community and to create the numerical material interaction model between the fluxes and the primary production. The model the authors are creating is introduced.