Ecosystems can be difficult to detect, since they're not always extensive. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whale_fall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whale_fall h

Ecosystems can be difficult to detect, since they're not always extensive. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whale_fall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whale_fall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemotroph https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemotroph Of course, the point isn't whether or not it's an ecosystem. The point is that we just discovered this, and already we contemplate destroy it. We should first figure out what role it plays in planetary dynamics.