Deep Sea Corals and Methane Seeps
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By , on July 25th, 2009 5 comments   Uncategorized   , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  

This is a tale of cause and effect in the deep sea woven by threads of hypotheses held together by the loom of targeted sampling efforts and multiple lines of evidence. You see, dear readers, once upon a time existed an observation. Hovland (1989) noticed along the Norwegian coastline that carbonate reefs occurred in . . . → Read More: Deep Sea Corals and Methane Seeps

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From The Desk of Zelnio: Alviniconcha hessleri
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By , on March 28th, 2007 6 comments   Adaptations   , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  

Alviniconcha hessleri (Mollusca: Mesogastropoda: Provannidae) When you think of hydrothermal vents, what comes to mind first? Is it the gushing black smoke out of a chimney? Perhaps you envision the enormous tubeworms with their red velvety plumes sticking out of their white tubes. Some may even be familiar with the dense swarms of blind . . . → Read More: From The Desk of Zelnio: Alviniconcha hessleri

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