_:b1218400 . _:b1218400 . _:b1218400 "Wikipedia:Cold_seep"^^ . _:b1218400 . _:b1218400 "MERGED DEFINITION:\nTARGET DEFINITION: A cold seep is a seep in which methane and other hydrocarbon-rich fluids rise to the sea floor.\n--------------------\nSOURCE DEFINITION: An area of the ocean floor where hydrogen sulfide, methane and other hydrocarbon-rich fluid seepage occurs. Cold seeps are distinct from hydrothermal vents: the former's emissions are of the same temperature as the surrounding seawater, whereas the latter's emissions are super-heated."^^ .