Table of Contents

Preface
Robert P. Lowell, Jeffrey S. Seewald, Anna Metaxas, and Michael R. Perfit vii

Modeling Seafloor Hydrothermal Processes: Magma to Microbe—An Overview
Robert P. Lowell, Jeffrey S. Seewald, Anna Metaxas, and Michael R. Perfit 1

Modeling Multiphase, Multicomponent Processes at Oceanic Spreading Centers
Robert P. Lowell, Brendan W. Crowell, Kayla C. Lewis, and Lei Liu 15

The Supply of Heat to Mid-Ocean Ridges by Crystallization and Cooling of Mantle Melts
John Maclennan 45

Seismological Constraints on Magmatic and Hydrothermal Processes at Ridges
Maya Tolstoy 75

Modeling the Hydrothermal Response to Earthquakes at Oceanic Spreading Centers
Pierre Ramondenc, Leonid N. Germanovich, and Robert P. Lowell 97

The Chemistry of Diffuse-Flow Vent Fluids on the Galapagos Rift (86°W): Temporal Variability and Subseafloor Phase Equilibria Controls
N. J. Pester, D.A. Butterfield, D. I. Foustoukos, K. K. Roe, K. Ding, T. M. Shank, and W. E. Seyfried Jr. 123

Hydrothermal Fluid Composition at Middle Valley, Northern Juan de Fuca Ridge: Temporal and Spatial Variability
Anna Cruse, Jeffrey S. Seewald, Peter J. Saccocia, and Robert Zierenberg 145

Reactive Transport and Numerical Modeling of Seafloor Hydrothermal Systems: A Review
Peter Alt-Epping and Larryn W. Diamond 167

Observational, Experimental and Theoretical Constraints on Carbon Cycling in Mid-Ocean Ridge Hydrothermal Systems
Thomas M. McCollom 193

Modeling the Impact of Diffuse Vent Microorganisms Along Mid-Ocean Ridges and Flanks
Julie A. Huber and James F. Holden 215

Magma-to-Microbe Networks in the Context of Sulfide Hosted Microbial Ecosystems
Matthew O. Schrenk, James F. Holden, and John A. Baross 233

Processes and Interactions in Macrofaunal Assemblages at Hydrothermal Vents: A Modeling Perspective
Katriona Shea, Anna Metaxas, Curtis R. Young, and Charles R. Fisher 259

The Role of Seafloor Hydrothermal Systems in the Evolution of Seawater Composition During the Phanerozoic
Lee R. Kump 275

Index 285

About the Author

Robert P. Lowell and Jeffrey S. Seewald are the authors of Magma to Microbe: Modeling Hydrothermal Processes at Oceanic Spreading Centers, published by Wiley.