Introduction
The export of iron and other trace metals from hydrothermal vents and the impact on their marine biogeochemical cycle
Geologic- geochemical and ecological characteristics of selected hydrothermal vent areas
Trace metals in water of deep-sea hydrothermal biotopes
Structure of hydrothermal vent communities
Sources and forms of trace metals taken up by hydrothermal vent mussels, possible adaptation and mediation strategies
Factors controlling the trace metal distribution in hydrothermal vent organisms
The deep biosphere of the subseafloor igneous crust
Manned submersibles Mir and the worldwide research of hydrothermal vents
Conclusions.