The Origins of Deep-Sea Fauna
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By , on October 5th, 2009 4 comments   Adaptations, Biology, Cephalopods, Conservation & Environment, Coral, Environmental Sciences, Geology, Organisms, Paleobiology   , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  

If you would understand anything, observe its beginning and its development. –Aristotle To understand the biogeography of the modern deep sea, we must examine the history of the ocean floor and the establishment of deep-sea fauna. The paleoceanography of the deep-sea is an account of intense fluctuations in temperature, oxygen, and circulation. In the past . . . → Read More: The Origins of Deep-Sea Fauna

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Dumping Stuff In The Deep Will Solve All Our Problems
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By , on February 11th, 2009 Leave a comment   Conservation & Environment, Dumping, Environmental Sciences, Industry & Government   , , , , ,  

Mention any carbon sequestration scheme and inevitably someone’s original idea is to dump it into the deep. All these plans share 1)an out -of-site out-of-mind attitude and 2) ignorance about processes in the deep. So pardon me if I don’t get too excited about the new scheme to save us all. Rick and Miriam have . . . → Read More: Dumping Stuff In The Deep Will Solve All Our Problems

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